Odpovedali

Odpovedali is a Slovak verb form meaning they answered or they replied. It is the third-person plural in the past tense of the verb odpovedať, which means to answer or to respond. The root is formed from the verb povedať (to say) with the prefix od-, indicating a response or return of an action.

In Slovak grammar, odpovedali is used when referring to a group of people who have given an answer. It can be combined with prepositions to indicate what was answered, for example, odpovedali na otázky (they answered the questions). It can appear in narrative, reports, dialogues, and quotations, often preceded by si, sme, ste, or other pronouns when forming a complete sentence, such as Odpovedali nám na všetky otázky or Odpovedali, že prídu neskôr.

Related forms include the present tense odpovedajú (they answer), and the past singular forms odpovedal (masculine), odpovedala (feminine), odpovedal som / odpovedala som (I answered). The noun form odpoveď means an answer.

Etymology: odpovedali derives from odpovedať, which comes from the prefix od- added to povedať (to say), yielding the sense of giving a reply or response.

See also: odpoveď, povedať, odpovedať.