odpowiadacie

Odpowiadacie is the second person plural present indicative form of the Polish verb odpowiadać, meaning to answer or to reply. It denotes that the subject you all are answering or routinely answer. The form is part of the imperfective aspect, which describes ongoing, habitual, or repeated actions. The corresponding perfective counterpart is odpowie­dzić, used for a completed act of answering in contexts where a finished result is emphasized.

In usage, odpowiadacie appears in ordinary spoken and written Polish. It commonly appears with phrases such as na pytania, na maila, na zarzuty, or na pytanie, to specify what is being answered. For example: Wy odpowiadacie na pytania podczas zajęć. Wy odpowiadacie na to pytanie? Nie odpowiadacie na mój e-mail? These examples illustrate how the form fits both declarative sentences and questions addressing a group.

Grammatically, odpowiadacie agrees with the subject wy (you, plural) and follows standard Polish verb conjugation for the present tense. Other forms of the same verb include odpowiadam, odpowiadasz, odpowiada, odpowiadamy, odpowiadacie, odpowiadają. The verb also has a perfective counterpart, odpowie­dzieć, used when the action of answering is viewed as a single, completed act.

Related terms include the present forms of odpowiadać for different subjects and the related verb odpowiedzieć, which rarely overlaps in meaning but typically conveys a completed answer. In contemporary Polish, odpowiadacie remains a common and neutral expression for addressing a group directly about their responses.