こたえる
Kotaeru
Other forms: 報える、徹える
応える (Kotaeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations), to affect”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)occ. written as 報える
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto affect; to take a toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strainocc. written as 徹える
Examples
寝不足がこたえてきた。
The lack of sleep is starting to take a toll on me.
暑さが彼にはこたえた。
The heat told on him.
彼の言葉が胸にこたえた。
His remarks came home to me.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).