contestarle

to answer him, to answer her, to answer you

→ contestar

contest to answer, to reply + ar Infinitive + le 3rd-person singular indirect object

verb Rare #46,628

to answer him, to answer her, to answer you The pronoun “le” refers to a person and can mean “him,” “her,” or the formal “you,” depending on context.

SP: Voy a contestarle después de la reunión.

EN: I’m going to answer him after the meeting.

Conjugation of contestar

contestarcontestarle

Indicative present

Subjunctive present

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	contesta	—
Third	conteste	—

Indicative past

Past

Indicative future

	Singular	Plural
First	contestaré	—
Third	contestará	—

Subjunctive future

	Singular	Plural
First	contestaré	—
Third	contestará	—

Subjunctive

	Singular	Plural
Second	contestes	—

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	contestaba	—
Third	contestaba	—

Subjunctive imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	contestaba	—
Third	contestaba	—

You must not answer him/her.

— Amarcord (1973)

I had no choice but to answer my boss.

Because of my uniform, I cannot answer you.

— Malèna (2000)

Wait, weren't you the one who stopped answering their calls?

— A primera vista (2014)