antworten
See also: Antworten
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German antwürten, from Old High German antwurten, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdijaną. By surface analysis, Antwort + -en.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editantworten (weak, third-person singular present antwortet, past tense antwortete, past participle geantwortet, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to answer, to reply [with auf (+ accusative) ‘to a letter, question, etc.’ or dative ‘to someone’]
- Der König antwortete: „Wenn es einen solchen Menschen gibt, dann muss er verrückt sein.”
- The King answered, "If such a man exists, he must be mad."
- Du hast nicht auf meinen Brief geantwortet.
- You haven't answered my letter.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | antworten | ||||
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present participle | antwortend | ||||
past participle | geantwortet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich antworte | wir antworten | i | ich antworte | wir antworten |
du antwortest | ihr antwortet | du antwortest | ihr antwortet | ||
er antwortet | sie antworten | er antworte | sie antworten | ||
preterite | ich antwortete | wir antworteten | ii | ich antwortete1 | wir antworteten1 |
du antwortetest | ihr antwortetet | du antwortetest1 | ihr antwortetet1 | ||
er antwortete | sie antworteten | er antwortete1 | sie antworteten1 | ||
imperative | antwort (du) antworte (du) |
antwortet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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