beantworten

/bəˈʔantvɔʁtn̩/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
beantwortet
past
beantwortete
perfect
hat beantwortet

Meaning

  1. to answer (a question, letter)

    Built from Antwort (answer); transitive, unlike antworten which is often used without a direct object.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

erwidern

Beantworten is to answer a specific question or letter; erwidern is to reply or retort, often with a sense of pushing back.

Practice

1 What does beantworten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ alle Fragen geduldig.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beantworten?

See also

verbcompound

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