► 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:
- 「知らない」と彼は素っ気無く答えた ⇨ “don’t know” he replied curtly
- この答えは正しくない ⇨ This answer is incorrect
- 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
- 丸かバツで答えて下さい ⇨ Answer true or false
- 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
- 彼はつっけんどんに答えた ⇨ He answered brusquely
- 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
- 自分が答えたくないからといってこっちに話を降るな ⇨ Just because you don’t want to answer the question, don’t direct the conversation to me
- 彼は黙り込んだままで質問に一切答えない ⇨ He’s keeping silent and won’t answer any questions
- それは「はい、いいえ」で答えられる質問ではない ⇨ That’s not a question you can answer with “yes, no”
- 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
- 質問の意味が分からず、咄嗟に受け答えが出来なかった ⇨ I didn’t understand the question, and I wasn’t able to respond immediately
- 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
- 彼は質問に対して直接答えなかった ⇨ He didn’t answer directly to the question