demonstrar

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Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, from English demonstrate, and influenced by Spanish demostrar.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: de‧mons‧trar
  • IPA(key): /demonsˈtɾaɾ/ [d̪e.mon̪sˈtɾaɾ]

Verb

demonstrár

  1. alternative form of demostrar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto demonstri, English demonstrate, French démontrer, German demonstrieren, Italian dimostrare, Russian демонстри́ровать (demonstrírovatʹ), Spanish demostrar, ultimately from Latin dēmōnstrō (“I demonstrate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈmonstrar/

Verb

demonstrar (present tense demonstras, past tense demonstris, future tense demonstros, imperative demonstrez, conditional demonstrus)

  1. (transitive) to demonstrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of demonstrar
present past future
infinitive demonstrar demonstrir demonstror
tense demonstras demonstris demonstros
conditional demonstrus — —
imperative demonstrez — —
adjective active participle demonstranta demonstrinta demonstronta
adverbial active participle demonstrante demonstrinte demonstronte
nominal
active participle 		singular demonstranto demonstrinto demonstronto
plural demonstranti demonstrinti demonstronti
adjective passive participle demonstrata demonstrita demonstrota
adverbial passive participle demonstrate demonstrite demonstrote
nominal
passive participle 		singular demonstrato demonstrito demonstroto
plural demonstrati demonstriti demonstroti

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese demonstrar, demostrar, from Latin dēmōnstrāre (“to demonstrate”), with a re-Latinized spelling.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.mõsˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [de.mõsˈtɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.mõsˈtɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.mõʃˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [de.mõʃˈtɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.mõsˈtɾa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.mõʃˈtɾaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.mõʃˈtɾa.ɾi/

Verb

demonstrar (first-person singular present demonstro, first-person singular preterite demonstrei, past participle demonstrado)

  1. to demonstrate (all senses)
  2. to show, prove

Conjugation

    Conjugation of demonstrar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal demonstrar
Personal demonstrar demonstrares demonstrar demonstrarmos demonstrardes demonstrarem
Gerund
demonstrando
Past participle
Masculine demonstrado demonstrados
Feminine demonstrada demonstradas
Indicative
Present demonstro demonstras demonstra demonstramos demonstrais demonstram
Imperfect demonstrava demonstravas demonstrava demonstrávamos demonstráveis demonstravam
Preterite demonstrei demonstraste demonstrou demonstramos1, demonstrámos2 demonstrastes demonstraram
Pluperfect demonstrara demonstraras demonstrara demonstráramos demonstráreis demonstraram
Future demonstrarei demonstrarás demonstrará demonstraremos demonstrareis demonstrarão
Conditional demonstraria demonstrarias demonstraria demonstraríamos demonstraríeis demonstrariam
Subjunctive
Present demonstre demonstres demonstre demonstremos demonstreis demonstrem
Imperfect demonstrasse demonstrasses demonstrasse demonstrássemos demonstrásseis demonstrassem
Future demonstrar demonstrares demonstrar demonstrarmos demonstrardes demonstrarem
Imperative
Affirmative demonstra demonstre demonstremos demonstrai demonstrem
Negative (não) não demonstres não demonstre não demonstremos não demonstreis não demonstrem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /demonsˈtɾaɾ/ [d̪e.mõnsˈt̪ɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧mons‧trar

Verb

demonstrar

  1. obsolete form of demostrar

Usage notes

  • It has the anomaly of changing the on into ue in some tenses and persons: such as yo demuestro, demuestra tu, demuestre aquel, &c.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of demonstrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive demonstrar
gerund demonstrando
past participle masculine feminine
singular demonstrado demonstrada
plural demonstrados demonstradas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present demonstro demonstrastú
demonstrásvos 		demonstra demonstramos demonstráis demonstran
imperfect demonstraba demonstrabas demonstraba demonstrábamos demonstrabais demonstraban
preterite demonstré demonstraste demonstró demonstramos demonstrasteis demonstraron
future demonstraré demonstrarás demonstrará demonstraremos demonstraréis demonstrarán
conditional demonstraría demonstrarías demonstraría demonstraríamos demonstraríais demonstrarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present demonstre demonstrestú
demonstrésvos2 		demonstre demonstremos demonstréis demonstren
imperfect
(ra) 		demonstrara demonstraras demonstrara demonstráramos demonstrarais demonstraran
imperfect
(se) 		demonstrase demonstrases demonstrase demonstrásemos demonstraseis demonstrasen
future1 demonstrare demonstrares demonstrare demonstráremos demonstrareis demonstraren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative demonstratú
demonstrávos 		demonstre demonstremos demonstrad demonstren
negative no demonstres no demonstre no demonstremos no demonstréis no demonstren

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of demonstrar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive demonstrar dative demonstrarme demonstrarte demonstrarle, demonstrarse demonstrarnos demonstraros demonstrarles, demonstrarse
accusative demonstrarme demonstrarte demonstrarlo, demonstrarla, demonstrarse demonstrarnos demonstraros demonstrarlos, demonstrarlas, demonstrarse
with gerund demonstrando dative demonstrándome demonstrándote demonstrándole, demonstrándose demonstrándonos demonstrándoos demonstrándoles, demonstrándose
accusative demonstrándome demonstrándote demonstrándolo, demonstrándola, demonstrándose demonstrándonos demonstrándoos demonstrándolos, demonstrándolas, demonstrándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative demonstra dative demónstrame demónstrate demónstrale demónstranos not used demónstrales
accusative demónstrame demónstrate demónstralo, demónstrala demónstranos not used demónstralos, demónstralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative demonstrá dative demonstrame demonstrate demonstrale demonstranos not used demonstrales
accusative demonstrame demonstrate demonstralo, demonstrala demonstranos not used demonstralos, demonstralas
with formal second-person singular imperative demonstre dative demónstreme not used demónstrele, demónstrese demónstrenos not used demónstreles
accusative demónstreme not used demónstrelo, demónstrela, demónstrese demónstrenos not used demónstrelos, demónstrelas
with first-person plural imperative demonstremos dative not used demonstrémoste demonstrémosle demonstrémonos demonstrémoos demonstrémosles
accusative not used demonstrémoste demonstrémoslo, demonstrémosla demonstrémonos demonstrémoos demonstrémoslos, demonstrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative demonstrad dative demonstradme not used demonstradle demonstradnos demonstraos demonstradles
accusative demonstradme not used demonstradlo, demonstradla demonstradnos demonstraos demonstradlos, demonstradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative demonstren dative demónstrenme not used demónstrenle demónstrennos not used demónstrenles, demónstrense
accusative demónstrenme not used demónstrenlo, demónstrenla demónstrennos not used demónstrenlos, demónstrenlas, demónstrense

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