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raspunde
to answer / to respond /rəsˈpunde/
verb#4189 most common
Also: to reply, to be accountable (for)
Example sentences
Copilul răspunde la întrebare.
The child answers the question.
Nu știu de ce nu răspunzi la telefon.
I don't know why you don't answer the phone.
Ea a răspuns la scrisoarea mea ieri.
She answered my letter yesterday.
Profesorul așteaptă ca elevii să răspundă corect.
The teacher expects the students to answer correctly.
Guvernul trebuie să răspundă pentru deciziile luate.
The government must answer for the decisions it made.
Dacă ar fi răspuns mai devreme, situația nu s-ar fi complicat.
If he had answered earlier, the situation would not have become complicated.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | răspund | răspunsei | voi răspunde |
| 2sg | răspunzi | răspunseși | vei răspunde |
| 3sg | răspunde | răspunse | va răspunde |
| 1pl | răspundem | răspunserăm | vom răspunde |
| 2pl | răspundeți | răspunserăți | veți răspunde |
| 3pl | răspund | răspunseră | vor răspunde |
Word family
răspunsanswer, reply
răspunzătorresponsible, accountable
corespundeto correspond, to match
iresponsabilirresponsible
Etymology
Răspunde comes from Latin respondere, built from re- (back) and spondere (to pledge, to promise solemnly). The word entered Romanian through the everyday spoken Latin of the region and kept its core sense of giving a reply. The same Latin verb gave related answer-words to most other Romance languages.
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