こたえる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to answer; to reply
So you still had the energy to answer!
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to answer a question
Examples (151 in total)
What did you answer?
Nobody answered.
I'd prefer not to answer.
Can you answer this?
She didn't answer.
How did you answer her?
Why haven't you answered?
Somebody answered.
The students could not give an answer.
You don't have to answer if you don't want to.
I answered in one word.
Raise your hand before you answer.
The Irishman replies.
"I forgot," she answered.
My father did not answer that.
I replied that I did not know.
He replied that he did not know.
Come on, answer quickly.
He answered incorrectly.
I like that answer.
He answered, No.
I answered while looking down.
The village doctor answered.
Answer in English, please.
I answered decisively.
Ellie answers as the representative.
There is no voice to answer.
I tried answering with a shy smile.
Amy does not answer readily.
He answered in brief.
Alex will answer, "Color!"
Smith replied that he was sorry.
Please answer in French.
How many questions did you answer?
He answered as follows.
Tom answered in detail.
I couldn't answer any questions on the test.
I answer with as much composure as I can.
I answered, "Yes, I want it."
I answer in a small voice, too.
Even a child can answer it.
"Yes, I can do it," answered the boy.
He thought for a moment before answering.
I wondered how she would answer.
I asked her but she didn't answer.
You don't have to answer.
You don't need to answer right away.
So you still had the energy to answer!
You must answer honestly.
I could only answer in a low voice.
You don't have to answer these questions.
That question is easy to answer.
Money answers all things.
After a brief silence, my father answered.
"Are you an angel?" "Yes," the angel responded.
I answer while remaining absentminded.
Your question is hard to answer.
He answered as if it were nothing.
I answered a little vaguely.
These questions are easy to answer.
I look up from the magazine and answer.
The two answered in unison.
It was my husband who answered from the side.
Still, no one answered anything.
He hesitated before answering.
It was all I could do to weakly answer that I was fine.
There was no point in glossing over it, so I answered honestly.
She can ask and answer questions.
That question is hard to answer.
He answered with full confidence, saying, "Leave it to me."
The teacher called on me in class, and I couldn't answer.
John does not want to answer the question.
Even if I ask, they will just dodge the question without answering.
Even if you question them aggressively, they do not answer clearly.
He answered with his eyes slightly lowered.
Answer accurately in one go.
Tommy couldn't answer the last question.
I didn't know what to answer.
Maria answers cheerfully.
Any child can answer that.
I found it easy to answer the question.
It's difficult to answer this question.
The voice that answered was that of a young woman.
The two answered in unison.
He answered with a bright smile.
No one answered my question.
Your question is very hard to answer.
Please answer yes or no.
The remaining nine would probably answer like this.
Compared to not having answered, it is nothing significant.
I answered while keeping my gaze lowered.
And the leader also replied in a low voice.
"I'm Japanese," the boy answered.
When I answered, "Yes," the teacher frowned.
He kindly answered questions.
Alice also answers with a lively voice.
He replied that he knew nothing about it.
Even if I ask, I don't know if they will answer honestly.
He responded to her offer with a laugh.
He knocked on the door but nobody answered.
These questions can be answered quite simply.
There is no way to answer a hypothetical question.
Bob can answer all the questions.
She sometimes hesitates before answering.
Please reply to me as soon as possible.
He answered my question easily.
"No, I don't," said Mr Jordan.
I'm sorry, but I can't answer right away.
Not knowing what to answer, I kept silent.
He needs to answer the question.
Even if I call out a name, there is no one who answers.
Please just answer the question. We haven't got time.
Given only thirty minutes, we couldn't answer all the questions.
Eventually, he looked this way and answered softly.
When asked by my father, I answered in a small voice.
That's what people say when there's something they don't want to answer.
This question is too difficult for me to answer.
But he keeps his composure and answers without panicking.
That is why I decided to answer as honestly as possible.
She asked him why he was crying, but he didn't answer.
The girl did not answer, but simply walked quietly up to the man.
He answers calmly while brushing the sand off his shoulder.
If that's the case, why do you look away when answering?
He answers at a speed that is almost like a reflex.
Then they answered that such acts are forbidden.
The girl answered while keeping her gaze fixed on the plastic bottle.
Tom answered all the questions that Mary asked him.
"That's cheaper than a new hat," Susan answers.
I asked him but he didn't respond.
Only three people in the class answered the question correctly.
No one knew how to answer the question.
Rather, one who leads the troops would answer so.
The question is not so easy that everyone can answer it.
The waiter came to take our order, so I answered while opening the menu.
She replied that she had never seen the man before.
Whatever he asks you, you mustn't answer.
I think I can give you advice on things within the scope of what I can answer.
I answered politely, to the point where I myself felt it was a sincere response.
There was a long interval before he replied.
Lady Patricia replied while spinning the flower round and round with her fingers.
It's upsetting to get a reaction like this after I worked up the courage to answer honestly.
A clever student can answer such a question easily.
If he could not answer the riddle, he would be eaten.
Only my words echo emptily; no one answers.
The teacher answers every question we ask.
The teacher urged the students to answer more clearly.
Then, a man who seemed to be the sergeant answered with a troubled look.
Unable to do anything, I answered in a half-tearful voice.
I was at a loss how to answer his unexpected question.
Since I don't know how the other side will act, I'll answer carefully here.
The man asked me who I was, but I didn't think I had to answer.