Antwortet

Antwortet is the third-person singular present indicative form of the German verb antworten, meaning to answer or to reply. The base verb antworten is regular in its conjugation, and its present tense forms include ich antworte, du antwortest, er/sie/es antwortet, wir antworten, ihr antwortet, sie antworten. The form antwortet is used with he, she, or it as the subject, as in Er antwortet sofort (He answers immediately).

Usage and meaning

antworten can take a direct object or be used with the preposition auf to specify what is being answered. Common constructions include responding to a question (auf die Frage antworten) or replying to a message (auf eine E-Mail antworten). The related noun Antwort denotes an answer, and the plural Antworten refers to multiple replies or responses.

Etymology

antworten derives from older Germanic forms connected to the word for word or speech. In German, the noun Antwort (“answer”) is built from an- (toward) and Wort (word), reflecting the idea of giving a word in reply. The verb form antwortet shares this root and expresses the act of producing a reply.

Usage notes

antworten is widely used across formal and informal contexts, including conversation, journalism, and literature. It can describe giving information, clarifying a point, or countering a statement, and it appears in both literal and figurative senses of responding to stimuli, questions, or criticisms.

Examples

Er antwortet auf die Frage mit einer ausführlichen Erklärung.

Sie hat noch nicht auf die Nachricht geantwortet.