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ellos contesten

answer, reply

→ contestar
contest to answer, to reply + en Formal plural command
verb · 3rd-person plural Rare #44,165
answer, reply Used for “they answer” in a subjunctive clause or as a plural command (“answer”).
SP: Espero que contesten pronto.
EN: I hope they answer soon.
Conjugation of contestar
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second contesta —
Third conteste contesten

Ni le contesten a eso.

Don't even reply to that.

— Familia (2023)

No me contesten.

Don't answer me.

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Contesten.

Answer.

— Ya no estoy aquí (2019)

"Tengo unas preguntas y no me iré hasta que las contesten."

I have some questions, and I’m not leaving until they answer them.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Estoy esperando a que me contesten.

I'm waiting for them to get back to me.

No contesten.

Don't answer.

— El botín (2026)