How to say “responsible” in 33 languages
Every one of these is a word that turns up in ordinary speech, not a dictionary curiosity — the number beside it is where it ranks in that language.
It is commonest in Basque, where arduratu is the 518th most used word.
- Arabic مسؤول responsible, in charge, accountable #1,421
- Basque arduratu to be in charge, be responsible, to take care… #518
- Bosnian odgovoran #1,535
- Bulgarian отговорен #1,636
- Catalan responsable #1,298
- Chinese 主管 to be responsible for; to be in charge of #1,209
- Croatian odgovoran #1,542
- Czech zodpovědný #2,287
- Danish ansvarlig #1,778
- Dutch verantwoordelijk #1,307
- English guilty Responsible for a dishonest act #1,190
- Finnish vastuussa #1,583
- French responsable #991
- Galician responsable responsible, answerable #2,078
- German verantwortlich #1,339
- Greek υπεύθυνος #1,271
- Hebrew אחראי #840
- Hindi प्रभारी in charge, responsible #2,393
- Hungarian felelős #1,626
- Icelandic ábyrgur responsible, answerable #1,950
- Italian responsabile responsible, accountable, liable, in charge #1,283
- Lithuanian atsakingas #983
- Malay jamin to guarantee, to be responsible #1,532
- Norwegian ansvarlig responsible; answerable; liable; accountable #1,732
- Persian مسئول responsible; liable #693
- Polish odpowiedzialny #2,388
- Portuguese responsável #1,187
- Romanian responsabil responsible, answerable, liable #1,426
- Serbian odgovoran #1,542
- Spanish responsable responsible, answerable #1,469
- Swedish ansvarig #1,736
- Tagalog responsable responsible; reliable; trustworthy #2,355
- Turkish sorumlu #1,112
Knowing the word is the easy half.
Using it with someone who speaks the language is the half that sticks.