Antworte

Antworte is the informal singular imperative form of the German verb antworten, meaning to answer or to reply. It is used to command or request that someone addressed as du provide a response. The corresponding imperative forms for other subject forms are Antwortet (plural informal) and Antworten Sie (formal).

Grammatical notes: antworten is a regular verb. In the present tense it is conjugated as ich antworte, du antwortest, er/sie/es antwortet, wir antworten, ihr antwortet, sie antworten. The verb is not separable, and its past participle is geantwortet, used with haben to form the perfect tense (ich habe geantwortet).

Usage: Antworte mir bitte is a common construction, for example, in dialogue, messages, or instructions. It appears in both casual conversation and written prompts. In formal contexts, the polite form is Antworten Sie bitte, often used in letters or official communication.

Etymology: The verb antworten derives from older Germanic forms related to the noun Antwort (an answer) and shares cognates with other Germanic languages. The imperative Antworte reflects the standard German pattern for the du form of regular verbs.

See also: Antwort, antworten, beantworten, German grammar.