No. 4,298 in French
exiger
To demand or require.
In a sentence
Le professeur exige des élèves qu'ils rendent leur devoir à temps.
The teacher demands that the students submit their homework on time.
Here, 'exiger' is used in the third-person singular present tense 'exige', indicating a formal or strict demand or requirement.
Le patron a exigé des explications sur le retard.
The boss demanded explanations for the delay.
In this sentence, 'exiger' is conjugated in the past tense 'a exigé', showing that the act of demanding was completed in the past.
Cette tâche exige de la patience et de l'attention.
This task requires patience and attention.
In this example, 'exiger' is used to express a necessity or a requisite condition for accomplishing the task.
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