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答える

to answer a question

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Conjugation of 答える

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

Examples of 答える

一つ 答える

Now,

聞きたいことには 全て 答える

Ask all the questions you want.

Meet me on the 4:00 p m boat 午後4時0分のボートの上で私に会いなさい and l'll answer what l can 私 答える 答えられること lf you reveal us even if lfあなた 私達を 明らかにする even if it's unintentional それ 意図的でない

Meet me on the 4:00 p.m . boat and I'll answer what I can.

あなた達の質問には 答えない

No!

家族のメールにも 答えない

He's ignoring my mom's e-mails. He's ignoring my e-mails. - What do I do?

組合の代表と一緒じゃなきゃ もう質問には 答えない

And I don't think you're a donkey. I won't answer any more questions without my union rep.

"神は常に我々の祈りに 答えます ジュディ

"God always answers our prayers, Judy.

答えた! 分かるか?

Lord Okkoto!

あの女が標的だ 6時間でやっと 答えた

She was the target. Six hours he was questioned.

6時間でやっと 答えた

Six hours he was questioned.

先生は生徒に気づいてにっこりと(あいさつ)答えた。

The teacher acknowledged the pupil with a smile.

- いや 違う 答えよ

- No, no. it's an answer.

答えよ! - 私が答えよう

- I'll tell you what happened.

- 何があった? 答えよ! - 私が答えよう

I think I saw him slip away when they first collared us.

これが、答えよ

This is my choice.

答えて わかったの?

You understand me?

答えて あなたの好きな色は?

Quick. What's your favorite color?

答えて!

Understood? Say it!

- どうでも良いだろ - 答えて

You don't think he's alive, do you?

アパレル会社の取締役だって 答えられる

He's gonna say, "Oh, she's the managing director of Apt Apparel."

答えられる?

Can you answer that?

今は 答えられる 状態じゃない

She's in no fit state to answer these questions.

イエスかノーで 答えよう

What else do I taste in there?

答えよう

- Well... - Don't answer him.

フリーモントについて もう少し聞きたいんだ それじゃあ 答えよう フリーモント? ジェイの殺人のことじゃないの?

But I will have someone fetch her for you.

それじゃあ 答えよう

Then I've got some answers.

私達が 問い掛けに対する 答え です

We are the answer to the question.

兄は常に"答え"を 探し続けてる

He was always searching for "the answer."

答え?

The answer?

兄は常に“答え”を 探し続けてる

From that day, things were never the same again.

- 答え?

- The answers?