► 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:
- 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
- 彼女は蚊の鳴くような声で答えた ⇨ She answered in a very faint, timid, voice
- 彼女はファンの歓呼の声に手を振って答えた ⇨ She waved her hand for the cheers from her fans
- 彼に自分をどう思うかと聞かれて彼女は答えに困った ⇨ She didn’t how to answer when he asked her how she thought of him
- 答えを丸で囲んで下さい ⇨ Circle your answer
- この答えは正しくない ⇨ This answer is incorrect
- 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
- 私の問いに彼は頓珍漢な答えをした ⇨ He gave me a response that doesn’t make any sense
- 何と答えていいかとっさに思いつかなかった ⇨ I couldn’t think of what to reply instantly
- AをBで割ると答えが求まる ⇨ You get the answer when you divide A by B
- 丸かバツで答えて下さい ⇨ Answer true or false
- 答えを教えてあげようか？ ⇨ Do you want me to tell you the answer?
- 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
- 試験で全ての問いに答えることが出来なかった ⇨ I wasn’t able to answer all the questions in the exam
- 答えは聞く迄も無く明らかだ ⇨ The answer is so obvious that you don’t have to ask