verb
to answer
A2
'Beantworten' primarily means to answer or reply to a question or message, often transitive: man beantwortet etwas (takes a direct object, Akkusativ). It uses haben (Perfekt: beantwortet). It's a regular weak verb, non‑reflexive and not separable. Also used for answering emails, Fragen, or Stimmen.
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Ich habe die E-Mail beantwortet.
I replied to the email.
Er beantwortete alle Fragen.
He answered all the questions.
Ich beantworte die Frage.
I answer the question.
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Imagine receiving a question and then putting a big ANSWER stamp on it
be-answer-ten — 'beantworten' contains 'answer' (English) in the middle
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be- is an inseparable prefix here; the verb is transitive and commonly used with a direct object (etwas beantworten).