respondi

Respondi is a Latin verb form, primarily the first-person singular perfect active indicative of the verb respondere, meaning to answer or to reply. In English translation, it is typically rendered as “I answered” or “I have answered,” depending on context.

The form belongs to the second conjugation; its infinitive is respondere. Respondi serves as the perfect tense corresponding to the present form respondeo, and it appears in classical Latin to indicate a completed action in the past. In prose and poetry, the perfect active indicative is used to narrate events, report answers given, or describe past exchanges.

In usage, respondi may appear with direct objects or with subordinate clauses specifying what was answered. For example, respondi tibi would translate to “I answered you.” The form is one of several tense-voice-mood combinations built on the stem respond-, and is contrasted with other persons and numbers, such as respondet (“he/she/it answers”) or respondimus (“we answer”). While the meaning is straightforward, the exact sense can depend on context, including aspect, sequence of tenses, and preceding narration.