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Japanese verb答える (kotaeru) Conjugation
答える (kotaeru) means “to answer”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 答えます, 答えない, 答えて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to answer
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 答える
- Reading
- こたえる
- Romaji
- kotaeru
- Masu form
- 答えます
- Nai form
- 答えない
- Te-form
- 答えて
- Ta form
- 答えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 答える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 答えない |
| Polite | 答えます |
| Polite negative | 答えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 答えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 答えなかった |
| Polite | 答えました |
| Polite negative | 答えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 答えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 答えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 答えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 答えていない |
| Polite | 答えています |
| Polite negative | 答えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 答えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 答えたくない |
| Polite | 答えたいです |
| Polite negative | 答えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 答えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 答えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 答えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 答えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 答えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 答えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 答えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 答えられない |
| Polite | 答えられます |
| Polite negative | 答えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 答えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 答えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 答えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 答えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 答えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 答えられない |
| Polite | 答えられます |
| Polite negative | 答えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 答えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 答えさせない |
| Polite | 答えさせます |
| Polite negative | 答えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 答えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 答えさせられない |
| Polite | 答えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 答えさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 売る (uru)to sell
- 送る (okuru)to send
- 考える (kangaeru)to think about, to consider
- 決める (kimeru)to decide
- 貸す (kasu)to lend
- 借りる (kariru)to borrow
- 返す (kaesu)to give back
- 洗う (arau)to wash
- 浴びる (abiru)to take (a shower)
- 歌う (utau)to sing
About these tables
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