antwoordt

Antwoordt is the present tense, third-person singular form of the Dutch verb antwoorden, meaning to answer or to respond. It is used when the subject is he, she, it, or a singular noun that performs the action of answering. For example: Hij antwoordt op de vraag. De docent antwoordt snel.

Conjugation notes: The present tense forms of antwoorden are ik antwoord, jij antwoordt, hij/zij/het antwoordt, wij antwoorden, jullie antwoorden, zij antwoorden. The ending -t signals the third-person singular form (and, in informal speech, is also used with the subject you singular: jij). The plural forms end in -en, as in wij antwoorden and zij antwoorden. The noun vormsonderdeel antwoord means “an answer.”

Usage and context: antwoordt appears in everyday Dutch, in journalism, education, and conversation whenever someone gives a reply or response. It is typically followed by a direct or indirect object or by a prepositional phrase indicating what is being answered, for example: Hij antwoordt de vraag, Hij antwoordt op de opmerking, Het antwoordt is duidelijk. The verb is transitive and commonly paired with prepositions such as op or aan to specify what is being addressed.

Related terms: The base verb antwoorden, the noun antwoord (an answer), and related verb forms such as antwoorden (the infinitive) or antwoordend (present participle). The word is a standard component of Dutch syntax for reporting or describing replies in both spoken and written language.