odpowiem

Odpowiem is the first-person singular future tense of the Polish verb odpowiedzieć, meaning I will answer or I shall respond. As a perfective verb, odpowiem describes a completed action in the future, typically used when the speaker commits to giving an answer or response.

The word is formed from the prefix od- combined with the verb odpowie-dzieć (to answer). The form odpowiem is the indicative future for the first person singular, with other persons being odpowiesz, odpowie, odpowiemy, odpowiecie, odpowiedzą. The usual pronunciation places the stress on the penultimate syllable, and the form is used without an explicit subject in Polish when the subject is clear from context.

Usage and grammar: odpowiem is used with an object or complement that specifies what is being answered, for example: odpowiem na pytanie (I will answer the question). It distinguishes from the imperfective odpowiadać, which signals ongoing or repeated answering, whereas odpowiem conveys a single, definite act of answering. The negative form is nie odpowiem. It often introduces a commitment, promise, or planned action in the near future.

Examples and contexts: Odpowiem na twoje pytanie po przemyśleniu. Odpowiem, gdy będę miał więcej informacji. In formal and informal settings alike, that form communicates a clear intention to provide an answer at a later time.

See also: odpowiadać, odpowiedzieć, odpowiedź.