Definition: 意味
to answer
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 答える 【こたえる】(kotaeru). Meaning: to answer; to reply.
Type: Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary
答える - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
あなたはそれに何を答えるだろうか。
あなたはそれになにをこたえるだろうか。
anata wa sore ni nani o kotaeru darou ka.
How do you answer that?
Example #2
答えてくれてありがとう。
こたえてくれてありがとう。
kotaete kurete arigatou.
Thank you for answering.
Example #3
あなたはそれにどうぞ答えてください。
あなたはそれにどうぞこたえてください。
anata wa sore ni douzo kotaete kudasai.
Please do answer it.
Example #4
先生の質問は答えられなかった。
せんせいのしつもんはこたえられなかった。
sensei no shitsumon wa kotae rarenakatta.
I couldn't answer your teacher's question.
Example #5
そのしつもんに答えるのは簡単だ。
そのしつもんにこたえるのはかんたんだ。
sono shitsumon ni kotaeru no wa kantan da.
It is easy to answer the question.
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