verb · A1
antworten
[ˈantˌvɔʁtn̩]
to answer, to reply
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- beantworten
- Antonyms
- fragen
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Grammar
- Present
- er/sie/es antwortet What happens now or usually.
- Simple past (Präteritum)
- er/sie/es antwortete The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
- Perfect (Perfekt)
- er/sie/es hat geantwortet The past in conversation. Verbs of movement or change take "ist", most others "hat".
Conjugation
The verb in every person; under each table, when German uses it.
| Person | Präsens | Präteritum | Perfekt |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | antworte | antwortete | habe geantwortet |
| du | antwortest | antwortetest | hast geantwortet |
| er/sie/es | antwortet | antwortete | hat geantwortet |
| wir | antworten | antworteten | haben geantwortet |
| ihr | antwortet | antwortetet | habt geantwortet |
| sie/Sie | antworten | antworteten | haben geantwortet |
- Präsens
- What happens now or usually; with a time word also the future.
- Präteritum
- The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
- Perfekt
- The past in conversation.
More Tenses and Moods
| Person | Plusquamperfekt | Futur I | Futur II |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | hatte geantwortet | werde antworten | werde geantwortet haben |
| du | hattest geantwortet | wirst antworten | wirst geantwortet haben |
| er/sie/es | hatte geantwortet | wird antworten | wird geantwortet haben |
| wir | hatten geantwortet | werden antworten | werden geantwortet haben |
| ihr | hattet geantwortet | werdet antworten | werdet geantwortet haben |
| sie/Sie | hatten geantwortet | werden antworten | werden geantwortet haben |
- Plusquamperfekt
- What had happened before another moment in the past.
- Futur I
- Plans, promises and guesses about the future; often the Präsens is enough.
- Futur II
- What will be finished by a moment in the future, or a guess about the past.
| Person | Konjunktiv II |
|---|---|
| ich | antwortete |
| du | antwortetest |
| er/sie/es | antwortete |
| wir | antworteten |
| ihr | antwortetet |
| sie/Sie | antworteten |
- Konjunktiv II
- Wishes, polite requests and what isn't real.
The same as the Präteritum, so German mostly says "würde" + infinitive instead: ich würde antworten.
| Person | Imperativ |
|---|---|
| du | antworte! |
| ihr | antwortet! |
| Sie | antworten Sie! |
- Imperativ
- Requests and instructions to du, ihr and Sie.
How the Word Is Built
ant prefix wort root en ending
- -en
- the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.
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