responder
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verb
- to answer, to reply
- to talk back, to answer backto respond defiantly and inappropriately
- to respond, to reactto someone else's actions
- to answer for, to be responsible for, vouch forwith por
- to react, to respondto a treatment, with a
Forms
Present
| I | respondo |
|---|---|
| you | respondes |
| he, she, it | responde |
| we | respondemos |
| you (plural) | respondéis |
| they | responden |
Preterite
| I | respondí |
|---|---|
| you | respondiste |
| he, she, it | respondió |
| we | respondimos |
| you (plural) | respondisteis |
| they | respondieron |
Imperfect
| I | respondía |
|---|---|
| you | respondías |
| he, she, it | respondía |
| we | respondíamos |
| you (plural) | respondíais |
| they | respondían |
Future
| I | responderé |
|---|---|
| you | responderás |
| he, she, it | responderá |
| we | responderemos |
| you (plural) | responderéis |
| they | responderán |
Conditional
| I | respondería |
|---|---|
| you | responderías |
| he, she, it | respondería |
| we | responderíamos |
| you (plural) | responderíais |
| they | responderían |
Subjunctive
| I | responda |
|---|---|
| you | respondas |
| he, she, it | responda |
| we | respondamos |
| you (plural) | respondáis |
| they | respondan |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | respondiera / respondiese |
|---|---|
| you | respondieras / respondieses |
| he, she, it | respondiera / respondiese |
| we | respondiéramos / respondiésemos |
| you (plural) | respondierais / respondieseis |
| they | respondieran / respondiesen |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Responde pronto.Answer soon.A1Cosas, lugares y movimiento — Things, places and moving about
- Lo logró, pero no quiere responder.He managed it, but he won't answer.A1Otra vez, por favor (5) — Once more, please (5) (A1)
- No sé responder, perdí el control.I don't know how to answer — I lost control.A1Otra vez, por favor (6) — Once more, please (6) (A1)
- La regla práctica es escuchar cómo le hablan a usted y responder igual.The practical rule is to listen to how people speak to you and answer the same way.A2Tú, usted and vos — Tú, usted y vos