demonstrieren

/demɔnˈstʁiːʁən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present: demonstriert
past: demonstrierte
perfect: hat demonstriert

Meaning

to demonstrate
- Viele Menschen demonstrieren für den Frieden.
  
  Many people are demonstrating for peace.
- Tausende Menschen demonstrierten gegen die hohen Mieten. Der Marsch dauerte drei Stunden.
  
  Thousands of people demonstrated against the high rents. The march lasted three hours.

Similar words

vorführen

demonstrieren also separately means "to protest"; vorführen specifically means to demonstrate or show something, like a technique — close synonyms for the "show" sense.

Similar in other languages

French

démontrer

démontrer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to demonstrate."

Portuguese

demonstrar

demonstrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to demonstrate."

Practice

1 What does demonstrieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Viele Menschen ___ für den Frieden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches demonstrieren?

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Last updated 2026-09-24