odgovarati
одговарати/odɡoʋǎːrati/ · imperfective · pf.: odgovoriti
RuVERB
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to answer; to replyZašto mi ne odgovaraš na poruke? — Why aren't you answering my messages?Učenik polako odgovara na pitanja. — The student is slowly answering the questions.
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(+ dat.) to suit; to be convenient forDa li ti odgovara sutra u pet? — Does tomorrow at five suit you?Ova klima mi ne odgovara. — This climate doesn't agree with me.
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(za + acc.) to be responsible for; to answer forTi ćeš odgovarati za ovu grešku. — You'll answer for this mistake.On odgovara za bezbednost na gradilištu. — He is responsible for safety on the building site.
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(+ dat.) to correspond to; to matchOpis ne odgovara stvarnom stanju. — The description doesn't match reality.
Answer someone takes the dative (odgovarati mami), answer something takes na + acc.; the perfective is odgovoriti.
Synonyms:
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | odgovaram |
| ti | odgovaraš |
| on/ona/ono | odgovara |
| mi | odgovaramo |
| vi | odgovarate |
| oni/one/ona | odgovaraju |
Past (masc.): odgovarao
Imperative: odgovaraj
Antonyms:
pitati