German Verb Conjugations
The Verb ANTWORTEN (to answer)
antworten conjugated in all its tenses and moods
PRESENT TENSE • PRÄSENS
ANTWORTEN: Present | Past | Future | Subjunctive | All Verbs
Principal Parts: antworten - antwortete - geantwortet
Imperative (Commands): (du) Antworte! | (ihr) Antwortet! | Antworten Sie!
NOTE: This is a weak (regular) verb that is also a so-called dative verb, one that takes an object in the dative case.
ANTWORTEN
Present Tense - Präsens
| Dative Verbs: The verb antworten belongs to a class of German verbs that take an object in the dative case rather than the normal accusative case. Such verbs sometimes have a be- form (beantworten) that takes the accusative. For more, see the examples below and Dative Verbs. | |
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich antworte | I answer I am answering |
| du antwortest | you answer you are answering |
| er antwortet sie antwortet es antwortet |
he answers he is answering she answers she is answering it answers it is answering |
| PLURAL | |
| wir antworten | we answer we are answering |
| ihr antwortet | you (guys) answer you are answering |
| sie antworten | they answer they are answering |
| Sie antworten | you answer you are answering |
| Examples: Sie antwortet schnell. = She answers quickly. Er antwortet auf die Frage. = He answers the question. Er beantwortet die Frage. (be- with accus. case) He answers the question. Antworte mir! = Answer me! |
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