Odgovarjajo

Odgovarjajo is a Slovenian verb form meaning "they answer" or "they reply." It is the present tense, third person plural of odgovarjati, a verb that covers senses such as to answer, to respond, or to correspond. In addition to direct answering, the verb can convey the idea of meeting or satisfying expectations when used with appropriate objects, as in odgovarjati potrebam (to meet the needs).

Conjugation and usage basics: the infinitive is odgovarjati. In the present tense, the forms are: jaz odgovarjam, ti odgovarjaš, on/ona/ono odgovarja, mi odgovarjamo, vi odgovarjate, oni odgovarjajo. The form odgovarjajo is therefore used with plural subjects. It is commonly followed by na plus a question or issue, as in odgovor na vprašanje. Examples include: Predstavniki podjetja odgovarjajo na vprašanja novinarjev. (Representatives of the company answer journalists’ questions.) Na vprašanja odgovarjajo hitro. (They answer the questions quickly.)

Etymology and related forms: odgovarjati derives from the noun odgovor (answer) with a typical Slovenian verb-formation suffix. The verb is related to other Slavic terms for “to answer” and to the broader concept of providing a response. In addition to the present tense, Slovenian uses other tenses and moods with this stem, such as odgovarjal (past imperfect) and odgovarjati in other forms, depending on tense and subject.

See also: Slovenian language, verb conjugation, odgovarjati, odgovor.