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Learn Hardcore Japanese: kotaeru - to answer

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 59
/kotaeru

kotaeru

Word

答こたえるkotaeru

Meaning

to answer

Part of speech

group 2, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of kotaeru

ゼミ　の　教授きょうじゅ　は　厳きびしい　けれど、　質問しつもんすれば　いつも　丁寧ていねい　に　答こたえて　くれる。zemi no kyouju wa kibishii keredo, shitsumonsureba itsumo teinei ni kotaete kureru.

The professor in my seminar is strict, but if I ask questions, he always answers carefully.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

先生せんせい　は　私わたし　の　質問しつもん　に　すぐ　答こたえて　くれます。sensei wa watashi no shitsumon ni sugu kotaete kuremasu.

The teacher answers my questions right away.

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