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Il demande le prix.

Il demande le prix.
He asks the price.
From Lesson 86:Irregular communication verbs (dire, lire)·French

Questions & Answers about Il demande le prix.

Why isn't there a word for "for" here, like Il demande pour le prix?
In French, the verb demander translates to both "to ask" and "to ask for." Because the idea of "for" is already built into the verb when you are requesting an object, you don't need to add pour. You just put the object straight after it: Il demande le prix.
Since this lesson covers irregular communication verbs like dire, is demander also irregular?
No! Even though it's a communication verb, demander is a completely regular -er verb. It follows the standard present tense pattern: je demande, tu demandes, il/elle demande, nous demandons, vous demandez, ils/elles demandent.
How would I change this to say "He says the price" using dire?
You would conjugate the irregular verb dire (to say/tell) for il, which gives you: Il dit le prix.
What if he is asking someone the price, like "He asks him the price"?
In French, you ask to someone (demander à). To say "He asks him (or her) the price," you need the indirect object pronoun lui placed right before the verb: Il lui demande le prix.

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