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je demanderais

would ask, would request, would propose to

→ demander
demand to ask, to request + er Infinitive + ais je/tu conjugation
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular Uncommon #18,478
would ask, would request Can be confused with English “demand,” but usually means “ask” or “request,” not “demand.”
FR: Je te demanderais de m’aider.
EN: I would ask you to help me.
would propose to Used in the expression demander quelqu’un en mariage.
FR: Je lui demanderais en mariage.
EN: I would propose to her.
Conjugation of demander
Conditional
SingularPlural
First demanderais —
Second demanderais demanderiez

Pour vous, je vous demanderais de repasser à la fin de la semaine.

For you, I would ask you to come back at the end of the week.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Pourquoi je lui demanderais ?

Why would I ask him?

— Le Maître d'armes (2006)

Je te le demanderais si j'étais marié ?

Would I ask you that if I were married?

Je pensais que tu ne le demanderais jamais.

I thought you'd never ask.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Mais je vous demanderais de faire un inventaire en bonne et due forme.

But I would ask you to make a proper inventory.

— Le Bras de diamant (1969)

S'il vous plait, je ne demanderais pas si ça n'était pas extrêmement important.

Please, I wouldn't ask if it weren't extremely important.

— The Machinist (2004)

Je leur demanderais de nous apporter deux sandwichs dans la chambre.

I would ask them to bring us two sandwiches to the room.

— Huit et demi (1963)

Je ne demanderais jamais à Tom de faire ça.

I would never ask Tom to do that.

Je pensais que tu ne demanderais jamais.

I thought you'd never ask.

À ta place, je lui demanderais pardon.

If I were you, I would ask him for forgiveness.

Sans Araminta, je te demanderais en mariage.

If it weren't for Araminta, I would ask you to marry me.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Tu sais ce que je demanderais ?

Do you know what I would ask for?

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Monsieur, je vous demanderais de partir.

Sir, I would ask you to leave.

— Black Panther (2018)

Bien sûr, sinon je ne demanderais pas.

Of course, otherwise I wouldn't ask.

Je ne te le demanderais pas si ce n'était pas important.

I wouldn’t ask you if it wasn’t important.

J'ai cru que tu ne demanderais jamais.

I thought you'd never ask.

Je lui demanderais pourquoi il sourit.

I would ask him why he is smiling.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Si j'étais toi, je lui demanderais.

If I were you, I’d ask him.

Si j'avais la réponse, je ne te demanderais pas.

If I had the answer, I wouldn’t be asking you.

Si j'étais vous, je lui demanderais pardon.

If I were you, I would apologize to him.

Pourquoi demanderais-tu cela ?

Why would you ask that?

J'ai cru que tu demanderais jamais.

I thought you'd never ask.

J'ai cru que tu ne le demanderais jamais.

I thought you'd never ask.

Si j'étais toi, je lui demanderais pardon.

If I were you, I would apologize to him.

Je lui demanderais s'il le faut.

I would ask him if necessary.

— Devdas (2002)