Vocab Info

N3 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

(こた)えるto respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations), to 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 strain

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to respond, to answer, to meet (e.g. demands, expectations)

      Only applies to 応える, 報える
    2. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to 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 strain

      sometimes 堪える,

      See Also:

    All Forms

    応える 【こたえる】報える 【こたえる】徹える 【こたえる】

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    Examples

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      期待(きたい)(こた)えるためにベストを()くす。

      We will do our best to meet expectations.

      • N3

      (さむ)さが骨身(ほねみ)(こた)える()(あたた)かいものを()べましょう。

      On days when the cold is hard on us all the way to our bones, let's eat something warm.

      • N3

      身内(みうち)()がこんなに(こた)えるものだとは(いま)まで()りませんでした。

      I never knew that the death of a relative could be so hard until now.

      • N3

      要求(ようきゅう)(こた)られるように頑張(がんば)ったがお(きゃく)さんを満足(まんぞく)させられなかった。

      I tried my best to meet the demands but could not satisfy the customers.

      • N3

      ファンに()()って(こた)てあげたらファンから悲鳴(ひめい)のような歓声(かんせい)があがった。

      I responded by waving to the fans, and they screamed and cheered.

      • N2
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