► 名詞
答え [(2)こたえ] meaning: answer rank: 1
☆ 一体いつ答えが出るんだ？ ⇨ When the heck are we going to get an answer?
☆ 今直ぐ答えを出せとは言わない ⇨ I’m not saying you have to answer, make a decision, now
☆ 正しい答え ⇨ Correct answers
☆ 試験の結果を見て答えを出します ⇨ We will come to a conclusion after examining the test results
答え [(2)こたえ] meaning: respond rank: 1
☆ 私は彼の答えを待っている ⇨ I am waiting for his reply, response
☆ 鐘を鳴らしても答えが無かった ⇨ I rang the bell, but there was no answer
More examples:
- 彼女はか細い声で答えた ⇨ She replied with a thin, weak, voice
- 丸かバツで答えて下さい ⇨ Answer true or false
- どう思うって聞かれても答えようが無い ⇨ I don’t know how to answer even if someone asks me what I think
- 答え奉る ⇨
- 口答えするな！ ⇨ Don’t talk back to me! Don’t sass me!
- 彼女は蚊の鳴くような声で答えた ⇨ She answered in a very faint, timid, voice
- 質問されて彼は答えに詰まった ⇨ He wasn’t able to come up with an answer when asked a question
- 「知らない」と彼は素っ気無く答えた ⇨ “don’t know” he replied curtly
- これは「はい、いいえ」で答えられる質問ではない ⇨ This is not a “yes no” question
- 答えを教えてあげようか？ ⇨ Do you want me to tell you the answer?
- 首相は国民の疑問に答えようとしない ⇨ The prime minister is not answering the questions from the people
- 彼は質問に答えなかった ⇨ He didn’t answer the question
- あの女の子は声を掛けるとはきはき答えて可愛い ⇨ When I talk to that girl, she speaks articulately and is very cute
- 彼は答えに窮した ⇨ He struggled to answer, didn’t know what to say
- 答えを丸で囲んで下さい ⇨ Circle your answer