Odpovedá

Odpovedá is a present tense form of the Slovak verb odpovedať, meaning to answer, to respond, or to reply. It denotes a third-person singular subject in the present tense, as in On odpovedá na otázky (He answers questions). The infinitive of the verb is odpovedať.

Etymology and structure: odpovedať is formed with the prefix od- (often indicating a directional or qualitative shift) plus the root from povedať (to say). The present tense forms follow regular Slovak verb conjugation patterns for the -ať class, with odpovedá representing the third-person singular. The basic meaning centers on giving a reply or response to a question, statement, or situation.

Conjugation and usage: In the present tense, the standard forms include ja odpovedám, ty odpovedáš, on/ona odpovedá, my odpovedáme, vy odpovedáte, oni odpovedajú. Odpovedá is typically transitive and used with a direct object or with the preposition na to indicate what is being answered (e.g., odpovedať na otázku). It can also introduce an answer within subordinate clauses or reported speech.

Imperatives and related forms: The imperative mood includes odpovedaj (singular) and odpovedajte (plural or formal). Other related forms are odpovedal/odpovedala/odpovedalo for past tense, and odpovedanie as a present participle or gerund meaning the act of answering.

Usage notes: Odpovedať (and its forms like odpovedá) is common in everyday speech, media, and formal writing. It is used when providing information, replies, or clarifications and often collocates with otázka (question) or na čo/na koho (to what/whom). Cross-linguistic cognates exist in Czech (odpovídá) and other Slavic languages.