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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|de|gmh|}}, from {{inh|de|goh|antwurten}}, from {{inh|de|gem-pro|*andawurdijaną}}.
From {{inh|de|gmh|antwürten}}, from {{inh|de|goh|antwurten}}, from {{inh|de|gem-pro|*andawurdijaną}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ˈantvɔʁtn̩/}}
* {{IPA|de|/ˈantvɔʁtn̩/}}
* {{audio|de|De-antworten.ogg|audio}}
* {{audio|de|De-antworten.ogg}}
* {{audio|de|De-antworten2.ogg|audio}}
* {{audio|de|De-antworten2.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|de|ant|wor|ten}}
* {{hyphenation|de|ant|wor|ten}}


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{{de-verb}}
{{de-verb}}


# {{lb|de|intransitive}} to [[answer]], to [[reply]]
# {{lb|de|intransitive}} to [[answer]], to [[reply]] {{+obj|de|:auf(acc)<to a letter, question, etc.>/dat<to someone>}}
#: {{ux|de|Der König '''antwortete''': „Wenn es einen solchen Menschen gibt, dann muss er verrückt sein.”|The King '''answered''', "If such a man exists, he must be mad." }}
#: {{ux|de|Der König '''antwortete''': „Wenn es einen solchen Menschen gibt, dann muss er verrückt sein.”|The King '''answered''', "If such a man exists, he must be mad." }}
# {{lb|de|intransitive|with {{m|de|auf}} + accusative}} to [[answer]], to [[reply]] to
#: {{ux|de|Du hast nicht auf meinen Brief '''geantwortet'''.|You haven't '''answered''' my letter.}}
#: {{ux|de|Du hast nicht auf meinen Brief '''geantwortet'''.|You haven't '''answered''' my letter.}}



Latest revision as of 07:49, 19 July 2024

See also: Antworten

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German antwürten, from Old High German antwurten, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdijaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈantvɔʁtn̩/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ant‧wor‧ten

Verb

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antworten (weak, third-person singular present antwortet, past tense antwortete, past participle geantwortet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to answer, to reply [with auf (+ accusative) ‘to a letter, question, etc.’ oder dative ‘to someone’]
    Der König antwortete: „Wenn es einen solchen Menschen gibt, dann muss er verrückt sein.”
    The King answered, "If such a man exists, he must be mad."
    Du hast nicht auf meinen Brief geantwortet.
    You haven't answered my letter.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • antworten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • antworten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • antworten” in Duden online
  • antworten” in OpenThesaurus.de