答える (Kotaeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to answer, to reply”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto answer; to reply
Examples
彼は手短に答えた。
He answered in brief.
彼女はすらすら答えた。
She gave a ready answer.
彼は次のように答えた。
He answered as follows.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).