contestarme

answer me, reply to me

→ contestar

contest to answer, to reply + ar Infinitive + me me, to me

verb · informal Rare #54,452

answer me, reply to me The -me means “me”; the verb is often used without a preposition when addressing someone.

SP: Puedes contestarme mañana.

EN: You can answer me tomorrow.

Conjugation of contestar

Indicative present

Subjunctive present

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	contesta	—
Third	conteste	contesten

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	—

Present

Are you going to answer me, or am I going to have to hear about it from someone else?

— Pecadores (2025)

Don't you dare answer me.

— La Sociedad de los Poetas Muertos (1989)

As an honest man, and all Italians are, he should be able to answer me.

— 8½ (1963)

Aren’t you going to answer me?

— El Hombre De Ninguna Parte (2010)