odpovídá

Odpovídá is a Czech verb form meaning “he/she/it answers” or “responds.” It is the third-person singular present tense of the imperfective verb odpovídat, whose perfective counterpart is odpovědět. The core meanings are to provide a reply to a question or statement and to respond to a request, comment, or stimulus. The verb can also mean to correspond or be in accord with something, as in a statement that “to odpovídá reality” (it corresponds to reality) or “to odpovídá standardu” (it meets the standard).

Conjugation and usage: odpovídám, odpovídáš, odpovídá, odpovídáme, odpovídáte, odpovídají. A common construction is odpovídá na + accusative, for example “odpovídá na otázku” (he/she answers the question). The imperfective aspect emphasizes an ongoing, habitual, or repeated action, whereas the perfective form odpovědět is used for a completed or single instance of answering; in many future contexts the perfective is expressed by a different form such as “odpoví” or with future tense constructions.

Examples: “Učitel odpovídá na dotaz.”; “Tento výrok odpovídá skutečnosti.” These illustrate answering a question and aligning with reality.

Etymology and related forms: odpovídá derives from odpovídat, with the related perfective verb odpovědět. It is related in meaning to be answer-related and to correspond with something, and is commonly used in both spoken and written Czech to describe responses and alignment with requirements or facts.