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answer (EN)
Nafnorð, sögn

Nafnorð “answer”

eintala answer, fleirtala answers eða óteljanlegt
  1. svar
    When asked if he had finished his homework, his answer was a simple "yes."
  2. lausn
    The answer to the math problem was surprisingly easy once she focused.

sögn “answer”

nafnháttur answer; hann answers; þátíð answered; lh. þt. answered; nhm. answering
  1. að svara
    When the teacher called her name, Sarah quickly answered, "Here!"
  2. að svara (í síma eða við dyr)
    When the phone rang, he quickly answered it.
  3. að bera ábyrgð á
    After breaking the window, the boy had to answer to his parents for his actions.
  4. að verja sig
    She answered the allegations with strong evidence in her defense.
  5. að uppfylla þörf
    This new software answers our demand for faster data processing.