See also: Antworten

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German antwürten, from Old High German antwurten, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdijaną. By surface analysis, Antwort +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈantvɔʁtn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ant‧wor‧ten

Verb

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antworten (weak, third-person singular present antwortet, past tense antwortete, past participle geantwortet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (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

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • antworten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • antworten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • antworten” in Duden online
  • antworten” in OpenThesaurus.de
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