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kotaeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

koraeru
[こら()··]
koraeru
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koraeru
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kotaeru

English Meaning(s) for こたえる

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
  2. to restrain; to control; to keep a check on
  3. to forgive; to put up with; to pardon

Definition and Synonyms for こたえる

Suffer be set at a disadvantage
Synonyms: うける, かぶる, こらえる, 耐える, 被る
Abide put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Synonyms: たまる, こらえる, 了見, 堪忍, 我慢, 耐える, 耐え忍ぶ
Forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness
Synonyms: こらえる, 免じる, 堪忍, 宥恕, 容赦, 寛恕, 差し許す, 海容, 許す
Pardon accept an excuse for
Synonyms: たまる, こらえる, 仮借, 勘弁, 堪忍, 宥恕, 容赦, 寛恕, 海容, 耐える, 許す, 許容, 赦免, 酌量
Meet undergo or suffer
Synonyms: うける, かぶる, こらえる, 受難, 喫する, 耐える, 苦しむ, 被る
Go continue to live through hardship or adversity
Synonyms: たまる, こらえる, 乗り切る, 乗り越える, 堪忍, 我慢, 持つ, 持ち堪える, 残存, 永らえる, 生きる, 生存, 生き延びる, 生き抜く, 生き残る, 生き長らえる, 耐える, 耐え忍ぶ, 頑張る
Wear last and be usable
Synonyms: たまる, こらえる, 持ち堪える, 耐える, 長持ち
Defy resist or confront with resistance
Synonyms: こらえる, 耐える, 耐え忍ぶ
Brave Out face and withstand with courage
Synonyms: こらえる, 凌ぐ, 忍ぶ, 忍苦, 立ち向かう, 耐える, 耐え忍ぶ, 踏ん張る, 辛抱, 食いしばる
Fortitude strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
Synonyms: こらえる, 不屈, 剛毅, 堅忍不抜, 強固, 耐える, 腰骨

Categories こたえる is a member of

Worsen grow worse
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Let consent to, give permission
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Grant be willing to concede
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Forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness
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Withstand stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
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Experience go or live through
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Endure persist for a specified period of time
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Defy resist or confront with resistance
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Natural Virtue one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature
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Courage a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
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Stroke Order Diagrams for こたえる

Conjugations for こたえる

masu stem
kotae
Negative stem
kotae
te-form
kotaete
Negative te-form
kotaenakute
Adverbial Negative Form
kotaenaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaenai
Past Indicative Form
kotaeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaenakatta
Presumptive Form
kotaeyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaemasen
Past Indicative Form
kotaemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaemasendeshita
Presumptive Form
kotaemashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaetai
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaetakunai
Past Indicative Form
kotaetakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaetakunakatta
Adjective stem
kotaeta
te-form
kotaetakute
Negative te-form
kotaetakunakute
Adverbial Form
kotaetaku
Provisional Form
kotaetakereba
Provisional Negative Form
kotaetakunakereba
Conditional Form
kotaetakattara
Conditional Negative Form
kotaetakunakattara
Objective Form
kotaetasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaero
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaenasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaenakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
kotaenakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaetara
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaenakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaetari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaerarenai
Past Indicative Form
kotaerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaerarenakatta
masu-stem
kotaerare
te-form
kotaerarete
Negative te-form
kotaerarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
kotaeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaeraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaereru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaerenai
Past Indicative Form
kotaereta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaerenakatta
te-form
kotaerete
Negative te-form
kotaerenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaeremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaeremasen
Past Indicative Form
kotaeremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaeremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaerarenai
Past Indicative Form
kotaerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaerarenakatta
masu stem
kotaerare
te-form
kotaerarete
Negative te-form
kotaerarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
kotaeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaeraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaesaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaesasenai
Past Indicative Form
kotaesaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaesasenakatta
masu stem
kotaesase
te-form
kotaesasete
Negative te-form
kotaesasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaesasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaesasemasen
Past Indicative Form
kotaesasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaesasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaesaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaesaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
kotaesaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaesaserarenakatta
masu stem
kotaesaserare
te-form
kotaesaserarete
Negative te-form
kotaesaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kotaesaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaesaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
kotaesaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kotaesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
kotaen
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaezu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaenu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
kotaezaru

Sample Sentences for こたえる

The hard work began to tell on him.
His tale came home to me.
The work will tax his health.
I could clearly see that the hard work had begun to tell on his health.
His hard life is telling on his health.

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