The regular verb 'antworten' in German
El Meaning of 'antworten'
'antworten' means:
to respond, to answer
Martina antwortet auf Svens Frage
Martina replies to Sven's question
Christian antwortet nicht auf meine E-Mail
Christian doesn't reply to my email
Auf diese Frage antwortete der Politiker nicht
The politician didn't answer this question
Grammar of 'antworten'
'antworten' is a regular verb, its auxiliary verb is haben.
| Verb | Präteritum | Partizip II | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| antworten | antwortete | geantwortet | to answer |
Conjugation
Present simple (Präsens Indikativ)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich antworte | I answer |
| du antwortest | you answer |
| er antwortet | he answers |
| wir antworten | we answer |
| ihr antwortet | you answer |
| sie antworten | they answer |
Maria antwortet mit einem Handzeichen
Maria answers with a hand signal
Perfect (Perfekt)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich habe geantwortet | I have answered |
| du hast geantwortet | you have answered |
| er hat geantwortet | he has answered |
| wir haben geantwortet | we have answered |
| ihr habet geantwortet | you have answered |
| sie haben geantwortet | they have answered |
Klaus hat sofort auf den Brief geantwortet
Klaus responded to the letter immediately
Simple past (Prateritüm)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich antwortete | I answered |
| du antwortetest | you answered |
| er antwortete | he answered |
| wir antwortetest | we answered |
| ihr antwortetet | you answered |
| sie antworteten | they answered |
Lena antwortete nicht
Lena didn't answer
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
| Conjugation |
|---|
| ich antwortete |
| du antwortetest |
| er antwortete |
| wir antworteten |
| ihr antwortetet |
| sie antworteten |
Ich würde niemals auf solch eine Frage antworten
I would never answer to such a question
Future I (Futur I)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich werde antworten | I will answer |
| du wirst antworten | you will answer |
| er wird antworten sie wird antworten es wird antworten | he will answer she will answer it will answer |
| wir werden antworten | we will answer |
| ihr werdet antworten | you will answer |
| sie werden antworten | they will answer |
Participle (Partizip)
| Partizip I | Partizip II |
|---|---|
| antwortend ( answering) | geantwortet ( answered) |
Imperative (Imperativ)
| Person | Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd person singular | antwort | answer |
| 2nd person plural | antwortet | answer |
| Polite form | antworten Sie | answer |
Antwortet bitte auf meine Frage!
Please answer my question!
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