vastata

• vasta- (weak stem of vasta-, used only as a prefix) + -ta

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑstɑtɑˣ/, [ˈʋɑs̠t̪ɑt̪ɑ(ʔ)]
• Hyphenation: vas‧ta‧ta

vastata

1. (intransitive + illative) to answer (someone or something), to reply to; to respond to

   vastata kysymykseen ― to answer a question

   vastata syytteeseen ― to answer a legal complaint

   vastata puhelimeen ― to answer the phone (to pick up the phone)

2. (intransitive + illative) to react, to counter, to respond (to take action in response to)
3. (transitive + partitive) to correspond to, be similar to, be equivalent to

   Ne eivät vastaa toisiaan.

   They're not equivalent.

4. (intransitive + elative) to be responsible for, be liable for

   Afrikassa naiset vastaavat maanviljelystä.

   In Africa, women are responsible for farming.

5. (intransitive + allative) to account to (to be accountable or responsible to)

   Hän vastaa isälleen nuorempien sisariensa vahtimisesta.

   She accounts to her father for watching her younger sisters.

6. (intransitive + elative) to be in charge (to have the responsibility of leading or overseeing)

   Hän jätti tyttärensä vastaamaan nuorempien sisariensa vahtimisesta.

   He left his daughter in charge of watching her younger sisters.

• (to be in charge): olla vastuussa

• nouns: vastaavuus, vastaus, vastuu

• satavat, tavasta, vastaat

Related to Finnish vastata.

vastata

1. answer

vastāta

1. nominative feminine singular of vastātus
2. nominative neuter plural of vastātus
3. accusative neuter plural of vastātus
4. vocative feminine singular of vastātus
5. vocative neuter plural of vastātus

vastātā

1. ablative feminine singular of vastātus

Related to Finnish vastata.

vastata

1. answer

Related to Finnish vastata.

vastata

1. to answer
2. to meet

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “встречать, отвечать”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika