Kilo Lingo

/de.mosˈtrar/

Line drawing of demostrar
Coloured illustration of demostrar
#1128 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to demonstrate, to show, to prove

Word origin

From Latin demonstrare ('to point out, to show'), from de- ('fully') plus monstrare ('to show').

Origin
Latin
Root
demonstrare
English cognates
demonstrate, monster

Grammar

Verb type-ar irregular (o>ue)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

.

I want to prove that I am right.

pizarra.

The teacher demonstrated the problem on the board.

demuestra .

His work shows a lot of effort.

.

You have to show your love with actions.

demuestran .

The data shows that the idea works.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 23.