odpovedajú

odpovedajú is the present tense, third-person plural form of the Slovak verb odpovedať, meaning to answer or to respond. It indicates that multiple subjects are performing the action of answering and is used in both spoken and written Slovak.

In conjugation terms, odpovedať forms in the present indicative include: ja odpovedám, ty odpovedáš, on/ona/to odpovedá, my odpovedáme, vy odpovedáte, oni/ony odpovedajú. The form odpovedajú is specifically used with third-person plural subjects such as "oni" or "ony".

Typical usage involves answering questions or replying to statements. It is commonly followed by a direct object or by the preposition na, as in odpovedať na otázku/otázky (to answer a question/questions). The phrase may appear in everyday conversation, journalism, education, and formal discourse when referring to multiple people giving responses.

Etymology and related forms: odpovedať belongs to the verb family derived from povedať (to say) with a prefix that yields the meaning "to give an answer." Related nouns include odpoveď (an answer) and related verbs such as odpovedať si (to respond to each other in some contexts).

Examples:

- Odpovedajú na všetky položené otázky.

- Keď sa opýtajú, odpovedajú rýchlo a presne.