antwortete

In a sentence

• Er antwortete auf die Frage seines Lehrers.

  He answered his teacher's question.

  Here, 'antwortete' is used as the simple past tense of 'antworten', indicating a completed action of responding to a question.

• Nachdem sie die Nachricht gelesen hatte, antwortete sie sofort.

  After reading the message, she responded immediately.

  In this context, 'antwortete' shows a reaction to an event in the past, emphasizing the immediacy of her response.

• Ich fragte ihn, aber er antwortete nicht.

  I asked him, but he did not reply.

  'Antwortete' is employed to describe a lack of response, highlighting its use even in negative contexts.