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応える

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Conjugation of 応える

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: respond to a call, reward, live, hit someone, come home to someone, live up to, request
私/俺
Present informal tense
応える
kotaeru
I answer
Present informal negative tense
応えない
kotaenai
I don't answer
Present formal tense
応えます
kotaemasu
I answer
Present formal negative tense
応えません
kotaemasen
I do not answer
私/俺
Past informal tense
応えた
kotaeta
I answered
Past informal negative tense
応えなかった
kotaenakatta
I didn't answer
Past formal tense
応えました
kotaemashita
I answer
Past formal negative tense
応えませんでした
kotaemasen deshita
I did not answer
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
応えよ
kotaeyo
answer
Imperative negative mood
応えるな
kotaeru na
don't answer
Imperative formal mood
応えてください
kotaete kudasai
please answer
Imperative formal negative mood
応えないでください
kotaenai dekudasai
please do not answer
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
応えて
kotaete
answer
Passive stem
応えられる
kotaerareru
answered
Hypothetical tense
応えれ
kotaere
if I answered
Hypothetical conditional stem
応えれば
kotaereba
answered
私/俺
Volitional stem
応えよう
kotaeyō
will answer
Potential stem
応えられる
kotaerareru
answered
Continuative stem
応え
kotae
answering
Causative stem
応えさせる
kotaesaseru
allow to answer
私/俺
Imperfective stem
応え
kotae
answer

Examples of 応える

リンカーン　応えて

Lincoln, do you copy?

応えて

Now answer it.