svara på
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Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]svara på (present svarar på, preterite svarade på, supine svarat på, imperative svara på)
- answer (a question)
- Det var en svår fråga, jag kan inte svara på den ― That's a tough question, I don't know how to answer it
- give response to; have as result (as of a treatment)
- Han svarar fint på cellgiftsbehandlingen ― He's responding well to the chemotherapy
Usage notes
[edit]- While "svara" could be used for answers or responses to any kind of statement, "svara på" is more restricted to responses to actual questions.
Synonyms
[edit]- (answer a question): besvara