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kotaeru

答こたえるkotaeru
to answer, to reply
kotaeru
From Lesson 260:Not even - だけ + も + negative verb·Japanese
Breakdown & UsagesConjugations

Breakdown of kotaeru

answer
答

The answer lies in how the bamboo pieces fit.

Usages of kotaeru

一ひとつ だけ も 答こたえられません でした。hitotu dake mo kotaeraremasen desita.
(He) couldn't even answer one.
質しつ問もん に 答こたえられなかった。situmon ni kotaerarenakatta.
I couldn't answer the question.
手て を 上あげて 答こたえて ください。te wo agete kotaete kudasai.
Raise your hand and answer, please.
先せん生せい は 生せい徒と の 質しつ問もん に 答こたえました。sensei ha seito no situmon ni kotaemasita.
The teacher answered the student's question.

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