"responsible" in seven languages
Meaningresponsible
Spanish
responsable
/ɾesponˈsable/
learned
French
responsable
/ʁɛspɔ̃sabl/
learned
Italian
responsabile
/responˈsabile/
learned
Portuguese
responsável
/hespõˈsavew/
learned
Romanian
responsabil
/responˈsabil/
learned
Catalan
responsable
/rəspunˈsablə/
learned
English
responsible
/ɹɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
from Latin/French · French responsable
English → ItalianresponsibleresponsabileCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
RESPŌNSUM‘an answer (RESPONDĒRE 'to answer')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Responsible is 'able to answer' for something. In all three sisters the adjective is also a noun: el responsable, le responsable, il responsabile = the person in charge.
English relatives: response, respond, responsibility
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In a sentence
- es¿Quién es responsable de este proyecto?
- frQui est responsable de ce projet ?
- itChi è responsabile di questo progetto?
- ptQuem é o responsável por este projeto?
- roCine este responsabil de acest proiect?
- caQui és el responsable d'aquest projecte?
- enWho is responsible for this project?
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