odpowiemy

Odpowiemy is the first-person plural future tense form of the Polish verb odpowieć/odpowiedzieć, meaning "we will answer" or "we shall answer." It is used to indicate that a group including the speaker will provide a response in the future.

Morphology and form: odpowiemy is a finite, perfective verb form. The full future paradigm for odpowiedzieć includes: odpowiem, odpowiesz, odpowie, odpowiemy, odpowiecie, odpowiedzą. The infinitive is odpowiedzieć; the imperfective counterpart is odpowiadać, whose present tense form is odpowiadamy (we answer). The perfective form ognires a single, completed action in the future, typically emphasizing that the answer will be given rather than ongoing.

Usage and nuance: Odpowiemy is commonly used in formal or semi-formal contexts, such as official statements, press briefings, customer-service communications, or political discourse, where a definite commitment to provide a response is intended. Examples include: Odpowiemy na wszystkie pytania po zakończeniu konferencji. Odpowiemy na pytania dziennikarzy jeszcze dzisiaj. In contrast to the present tense forms, this future form signals a forthcoming, completed act of answering.

Etymology and related forms: The verb odpowiedzieć is formed with the prefix od- attached to powiedzieć (to say), giving a sense of giving a reply in response to something. Related forms include odpowiedzieć (to answer), odpowiadanie (the act of answering), and the imperfective odpowiadać (to be answering, to answer regularly).