demand
Indicative vs. Subjunctive
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demand(
dih
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mahnd
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
The knight demanded to see the king immediately.El caballero exigió ver al rey de inmediato.
2. (to require)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (claim)
a. la exigencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The government's new policy aims to meet the demands of the health service.La nueva política del gobierno pretende satisfacer las exigencias de los servicios de salud.
b. la reivindicación (F) (of workers, protesters or strikers)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
They threatened to go on strike if their demands were not met.Amenazaron con ir a la huelga si no se atendían sus reivindicaciones.
4. (request)
a. la petición (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He only had one demand: the millionaire's daughter's hand in marriage.Solo tenía una petición: la mano de la hija del millonario en matrimonio.
b. la solicitud (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
His demand for a loan was rejected by every bank.Todos los bancos denegaron su solicitud de préstamo.
5. (economics)
a. la demanda (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The demand for a service increases when income increases, and therefore its price goes down.La demanda de un servicio aumenta cuando aumentan los ingresos y, por lo tanto, su precio disminuye.
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