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Conjugation of Japanese verb 応える - respond - kotaeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    応え

    Reading

    こたえ
    kotae

    Meaning

    respond

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応える

    Reading

    こたえる
    kotaeru

    Meaning

    to respond / does respond / will respond

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    応えない

    Reading

    こたえない
    kotaenai

    Meaning

    to not respond / does not respond / will not respond

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えます

    Reading

    こたえます
    kotaemasu

    Meaning

    to respond / does respond / will respond

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えません

    Reading

    こたえません
    kotaemasen

    Meaning

    to not respond / does not respond / will not respond

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えた

    Reading

    こたえた
    kotaeta

    Meaning

    did respond

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    応えなかった

    Reading

    こたえなかった
    kotaenakatta

    Meaning

    did not respond

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えました

    Reading

    こたえました
    kotaemashita

    Meaning

    did respond

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えませんでした

    Reading

    こたえませんでした
    kotaemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not respond

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えて

    Reading

    こたえて
    kotaete

    Meaning

    respond, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    応えないで

    Reading

    こたえないで
    kotaenaide

    Meaning

    not respond, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    応えなくて

    Reading

    こたえなくて
    kotaenakute

    Meaning

    not respond, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えまして

    Reading

    こたえまして
    kotaemashite

    Meaning

    respond, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えませんで

    Reading

    こたえませんで
    kotaemasende

    Meaning

    not respond, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    応えろ

    Reading

    こたえろ
    kotaero

    Meaning

    respond!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    応えよ

    Reading

    こたえよ
    kotaeyo

    Meaning

    respond! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    応えるな

    Reading

    こたえるな
    kotaeruna

    Meaning

    do not respond!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えなさい

    Reading

    こたえなさい
    kotaenasai

    Meaning

    respond!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    応えなさるな

    Reading

    こたえなさるな
    kotaenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not respond!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    応えてください

    Reading

    こたえてください
    kotaetekudasai

    Meaning

    please respond

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お応えください

    Reading

    おこたえください
    okotaekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly respond

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えないでください

    Reading

    こたえないでください
    kotaenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not respond

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お応えなさいませ

    Reading

    おこたえなさいませ
    okotaenasaimase

    Meaning

    please respond

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お応えなさいますな

    Reading

    おこたえなさいますな
    okotaenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not respond

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えている

    Reading

    こたえている
    kotaeteiru

    Meaning

    is doing respond / is respond(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えています

    Reading

    こたえています
    kotaeteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing respond / is respond(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えていません

    Reading

    こたえていません
    kotaeteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing respond / is not respond(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えていた

    Reading

    こたえていた
    kotaeteita

    Meaning

    was doing respond / was respond(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えていました

    Reading

    こたえていました
    kotaeteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing respond / was respond(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えていませんでした

    Reading

    こたえていませんでした
    kotaeteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing respond / was not respond(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えよう

    Reading

    こたえよう
    kotaeyou

    Meaning

    let's respond / will respond

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    応えまい

    Reading

    こたえまい
    kotaemai

    Meaning

    let's not respond / will not respond

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えましょう

    Reading

    こたえましょう
    kotaemashou

    Meaning

    let's respond / will respond

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えますまい

    Reading

    こたえますまい
    kotaemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not respond / will not respond

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えるだろう

    Reading

    こたえるだろう
    kotaerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably respond

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    応えないだろう

    Reading

    こたえないだろう
    kotaenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not respond

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えるでしょう

    Reading

    こたえるでしょう
    kotaerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably respond

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えないでしょう

    Reading

    こたえないでしょう
    kotaenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not respond

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えただろう

    Reading

    こたえただろう
    kotaetadarou

    Meaning

    probably did respond

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    応えなかっただろう

    Reading

    こたえなかっただろう
    kotaenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not respond

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えたでしょう

    Reading

    こたえたでしょう
    kotaetadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did respond

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えなかったでしょう

    Reading

    こたえなかったでしょう
    kotaenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not respond

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えれば

    Reading

    こたえれば
    kotaereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does respond

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    応えなければ

    Reading

    こたえなければ
    kotaenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not respond

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えたら

    Reading

    こたえたら
    kotaetara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did respond

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    応えなかったら

    Reading

    こたえなかったら
    kotaenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not respond

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えましたら

    Reading

    こたえましたら
    kotaemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did respond

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えませんでしたら

    Reading

    こたえませんでしたら
    kotaemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not respond

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えられる

    Reading

    こたえられる
    kotaerareru

    Meaning

    can respond

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    応えられない

    Reading

    こたえられない
    kotaerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot respond

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えられます

    Reading

    こたえられます
    kotaeraremasu

    Meaning

    can respond

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えられません

    Reading

    こたえられません
    kotaeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot respond

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えさせる

    Reading

    こたえさせる
    kotaesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) respond

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    応えさせない

    Reading

    こたえさせない
    kotaesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) respond

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えさせます

    Reading

    こたえさせます
    kotaesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) respond

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えさせません

    Reading

    こたえさせません
    kotaesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) respond

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えられる

    Reading

    こたえられる
    kotaerareru

    Meaning

    be respond

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    応えられない

    Reading

    こたえられない
    kotaerarenai

    Meaning

    not be respond

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えられます

    Reading

    こたえられます
    kotaeraremasu

    Meaning

    be respond

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えられません

    Reading

    こたえられません
    kotaeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be respond

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    応えたり

    Reading

    こたえたり
    kotaetari

    Meaning

    did things like respond

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    応えなかったり

    Reading

    こたえなかったり
    kotaenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like respond

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    応えましたり

    Reading

    こたえましたり
    kotaemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like respond

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    応えませんでしたり

    Reading

    こたえませんでしたり
    kotaemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like respond

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    応えたい

    Reading

    こたえたい
    kotaetai

    Meaning

    want to respond

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    応えたくない

    Reading

    こたえたくない
    kotaetakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to respond

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    応えたかった

    Reading

    こたえたかった
    kotaetakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to respond

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    応えたくなかった

    Reading

    こたえたくなかった
    kotaetakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to respond

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    応えたくて

    Reading

    こたえたくて
    kotaetakute

    Meaning

    want to respond, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    応えたくなくて

    Reading

    こたえたくなくて
    kotaetakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to respond, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    応えたく

    Reading

    こたえたく
    kotaetaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to respond

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    応えたければ

    Reading

    こたえたければ
    kotaetakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to respond

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    応えたくなければ

    Reading

    こたえたくなければ
    kotaetakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to respond

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    応えたかったら

    Reading

    こたえたかったら
    kotaetakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to respond

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    応えたくなかったら

    Reading

    こたえたくなかったら
    kotaetakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to respond

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    応えたさ

    Reading

    こたえたさ
    kotaetasa

    Meaning

    the desire to respond

Word Detail

    word

    応える

    Meaning

    Respond

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Answer, Respond

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