responder
answer
Transitive verb
- 1
answer
Ella no responde mis mensajes.
Intransitive verb
- 1
answer
Él siempre responde con una sonrisa.
- 2
(responsibility) be responsible for
Yo respondo por mis acciones.
1answer
Ella no responde mis mensajes.
She doesn't answer my messages.El estudiante respondió correctamente a la pregunta.
The student answered the question correctly.Todavía no han respondido a mi correo electrónico.
They still haven't answered my email.Por favor, responde a mi pregunta.
Please, answer my question.2answer
Él siempre responde con una sonrisa.
He always responds with a smile.Ella responde con mucha paciencia.
She answers with a lot of patience.Cuando le pregunté, respondió con un gesto.
When I asked him, he answered with a gesture.Él no puede responder ahora.
He cannot answer now.3(responsibility)be responsible for
Yo respondo por mis acciones.
I am responsible for my actions.El director debe responder por las decisiones de su equipo.
The director must be responsible for his team's decisions.Los padres responden por la educación de sus hijos.
Parents are responsible for their children's education.Debes responder por tus acciones.
You must be responsible for your actions.to answer a question
to answer well/badly
to not answer
Forms
conditional indicative
1st singularrespondería
2nd singularresponderías
3rd singularrespondería
1st pluralresponderíamos
2nd pluralresponderíais
3rd pluralresponderían
future indicative
1st singularresponderé
2nd singularresponderás
3rd singularresponderá
1st pluralresponderemos
2nd pluralresponderéis
3rd pluralresponderán
gerund
respondiendo
imperative affirmative
2nd singularresponde
1st pluralrespondamos
2nd pluralresponded
imperative negative
2nd singularno respondas
1st pluralno respondamos
2nd pluralno respondáis
imperfect indicative
1st singularrespondía
2nd singularrespondías
3rd singularrespondía
1st pluralrespondíamos
2nd pluralrespondíais
3rd pluralrespondían
imperfect subjunctive
1st singularrespondiera
2nd singularrespondieras
3rd singularrespondiera
1st pluralrespondiéramos
2nd pluralrespondierais
3rd pluralrespondieran
infinitive
responder
participle
respondido
pluperfect indicative
1st singularhabía respondido
2nd singularhabías respondido
3rd singularhabía respondido
1st pluralhabíamos respondido
2nd pluralhabíais respondido
3rd pluralhabían respondido
present indicative
1st singularrespondo
2nd singularrespondes
3rd singularresponde
1st pluralrespondemos
2nd pluralrespondéis
3rd pluralresponden
present perfect indicative
1st singularhe respondido
2nd singularhas respondido
3rd singularha respondido
1st pluralhemos respondido
2nd pluralhabéis respondido
3rd pluralhan respondido
present perfect subjunctive
1st singularhaya respondido
2nd singularhayas respondido
3rd singularhaya respondido
1st pluralhayamos respondido
2nd pluralhayáis respondido
3rd pluralhayan respondido
present subjunctive
1st singularresponda
2nd singularrespondas
3rd singularresponda
1st pluralrespondamos
2nd pluralrespondáis
3rd pluralrespondan
preterite indicative
1st singularrespondí
2nd singularrespondiste
3rd singularrespondió
1st pluralrespondimos
2nd pluralrespondisteis
3rd pluralrespondieron