Information about the word answer (English → Esperanto: respondi)

Synonym: respond

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈɑːnsə*/
Hyphenationan·swer
Shavian alphabet𐑭𐑯𐑕𐑼
Deseret alphabet𐐪𐑌𐑅𐐯𐑉

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) answer(I) answered
(thou) answerest(thou) answeredst
(he) answers, answereth(he) answered
(we) answer(we) answered
(you) answer(you) answered
(they) answer(they) answered
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) answer (I) answered
(thou) answer(thou) answered
(he) answer(he) answered
(we) answer(we) answered
(you) answer(you) answered
(they) answer(they) answered
Imperative mood
answer
Participles
Present participlePast participle
answeringanswered

Usage samples

Believe me for a moment and answer one question.
But there are complicated questions to answer, including what is Palestine and is there even a state to recognize?
I think that I will not answer that question.
Giuliani didn’t answer CNN’s questions about his election fraud claims and declined an interview request.

Translations

Afrikaansbeantwoord
Dutchantwoorden; beantwoorden
Esperantorespondi
Germanantworten
Spanishresponder
Swahili‐jibu
West Frisianantwurdzje