contestar

In a sentence

• Va contestar la pregunta molt ràpidament.

  He answered the question very quickly.

  In this sentence, 'contestar' is used in its literal sense, meaning 'to answer' or 'to reply to' a question.

• Encara no sé com contestar al problema.

  I still don't know how to address the problem.

  Here, 'contestar' is used to mean 'to respond to' or 'to address' a situation or problem.

• Quan contesta així, sempre em fa dubtar.

  When he responds like that, it always makes me doubt.

  In this context, 'contestar' is used to describe someone's manner of responding or replying, often implying a tone or attitude.