Meaning
to answer; reply
- to answer, reply
- to correspond, match
In a sentence
Ti rispondo dopo pranzo, adesso sono in riunione.
I’ll reply to you after lunch; I’m in a meeting now.
Perché non hai risposto al mio messaggio?
Why didn’t you reply to my message?
Per favore, rispondi alla mia domanda.
Please answer my question.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rispondere | infinitive |
| rispondiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rispondo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rispondete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rispondi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rispondono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risponde | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rispondevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rispondevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rispondevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rispondevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rispondevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rispondeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rispondemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| risposi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rispondeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rispondesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| risposero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rispose | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| risponderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| risponderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| risponderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| risponderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| risponderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| risponderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rispondiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| risponda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rispondiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risponda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rispondano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risponda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rispondessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rispondessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rispondeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rispondessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rispondessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rispondesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| risponderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| risponderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rispondereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risponderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risponderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risponderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rispondiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rispondete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rispondi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rispondendo | gerund |
| risposto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'rispondere' for direct answers to questions; 'replicare' implies a sharp or argumentative reply.
- Auxiliary is 'avere' in compound tenses (ho risposto), not 'essere'.
- With 'a', it means 'to answer' (rispondere a una domanda); with 'di', it means 'to be responsible for' (rispondere di un errore).
- past participle risposto