answer
kotaeru
meaning: answer
state
feeling
direction
examples
その質問には答えたくない。
sono shitsumon ni wa kotaetakunai.
I don't want to answer that question. casual
学生の質問に丁寧に答えました。
gakusei no shitsumon ni teinei ni kotaemashita.
I answered the students' questions politely. neutral