JLPT N5 vocabulary
答える: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
こたえる3Nakadaka · falls insidealso 2
Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Meaning
to answer, to reply

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 答える | 答え |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 答え | 答え |
| Polite presentます形 | 答え | 答え |
| Polite pastました形 | 答え | 答え |
| Te-formて形 | 答え | 答え |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 答え | 答え |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 答え | 答え |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 答え | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 答え | 答え |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 答え | 答える |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 答え | 答え |
| Passive受身形 | 答え | 答え |
| Make / let使役形 | 答え | 答え |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 答え | 答え |
Example sentences
あなたの質問は答えにくい。
Your question is hard to answer.
先生なのに私の質問に答えてくれなかった。
Even though she is the teacher, she didn't answer my question.
この問題は、 子供でさえ答えられるほど易しい。
This question is so easy that even a child can answer it.