ichidan verb (v1, vi) · N5
答えるkotaeru
to answer
- to reply
Remember it
Connect the sound to "quote arrow". Picture a quote bubble answering a question in a scene for "to answer" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 答える | 答えた | 答えない | 答えなかった |
Formal -masu base | 答えます | 答えました | 答えません | 答えませんでした |
te-form
答えて
connector — “… and then”
Ichidan verb — drop る, add the ending. Same pattern every time.
Learning status
learning
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