verantwortlich

== German == === Etymology === ver- +‎ Antwort (“answer”) +‎ -lich, possibly inspired by Latin respondeō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪç] Hyphenation: ver‧ant‧wort‧lich === Adjective === verantwortlich (strong nominative masculine singular verantwortlicher, comparative verantwortlicher, superlative am verantwortlichsten) responsible Synonym: zuständig Ich bin dafür verantwortlich, den Fortschritt zu bewerten. ― I have the responsibility to evaluate its progress. answerable ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “verantwortlich” in Duden online “verantwortlich”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)