antworten
to answer
- Past (Präteritum)
- antwortete
- Past participle
- geantwortet (haben)
*antworten + Dat* (person) + *auf* + Akk (thing): *Sie antwortete mir auf meine Frage.* Note *antworten* is intransitive; *beantworten* takes accusative. Pronunciation: *ant-wor-ten*.
Conjugation
Present
- antwortet
- present, singular, third-person
- antworte
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- antworten
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- antwortest
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- antwortete
- past
- antworteten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- antwortetest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- antwortetet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- antworte
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- antworten
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- antwortest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- antwortet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- antwortete
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- antworteten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- antwortetest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- antwortetet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe geantwortet
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben geantwortet
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest geantwortet
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet geantwortet
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte geantwortet
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten geantwortet
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest geantwortet
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet geantwortet
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde antworten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden antworten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest antworten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet antworten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde antworten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden antworten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest antworten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet antworten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geantwortet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geantwortet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geantwortet haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geantwortet haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde geantwortet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden geantwortet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- antwort
- imperative, second-person, singular
- antworte
- imperative, second-person, singular
- antwortet
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geantwortet
- participle, past
- antwortend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- antworten
- infinitive
Other
- habe geantwortet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben geantwortet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast geantwortet
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt geantwortet
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat geantwortet
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte geantwortet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten geantwortet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest geantwortet
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet geantwortet
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- antworten werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde antworten
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden antworten
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst antworten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet antworten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird antworten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geantwortet haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geantwortet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geantwortet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geantwortet haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geantwortet haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geantwortet haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Antworten
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
Prefixed forms (2)
- beantworten (inseparable)
to answer (transitive, thing)
Bitte beantworten Sie die E-Mail. — Please answer the email.
- verantworten (inseparable)
to justify / take responsibility
Er musste sich vor Gericht verantworten. — He had to answer before the court.