回答します（かいとうします、kaitoushimasu）
- to reply
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回答します (かいとうします, romaji: kaitoushimasu) means "to reply" in Japanese. It is a N2 Mid-level Verb (group 3) word.
| Meaning: | to reply |
| Level: | N2 Mid |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 3) (サ変動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：kaitoushimasu
Hiragana：かいとうします
Polite-form (ます形) | かいとうします回答します。reply. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 回答するreply |
Connect-form (て形) | 回答して + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 回答しないnot reply |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 回答したreplied |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 回答する。reply. |
If-form (仮定形) | 回答すればif reply |
Let's-form (意志形) | 回答しよう !let's reply |
Command-form (命令形) | 回答しろ !reply ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 回答します ([回答します]) means "to answer," "to respond," or "to reply." It's a formal verb, indicating a response to a question, inquiry, or some form of communication. It implies a deliberate and considered reply, often in a written or formal context. It's the polite and formal version of saying "to answer."
⚫︎質問に回答します Translation: I will answer the question. ⚫︎メールに回答します Translation: I will reply to the email. ⚫︎アンケートに回答します Translation: I will answer the survey.
⚫︎You would use 回答します in situations where you are formally replying to something. This could be in a business setting, an academic context, or when responding to official inquiries. ⚫︎It's more formal than words like 答えます (kotaemasu - to answer) and is suitable for written communication or speaking with superiors or people you don't know well. ⚫︎It can be used in the present/future tense. For instance, you could use 回答します to indicate that you *will* answer.
⚫︎The word is typically written in kanji and hiragana: 回答します ⚫︎回答 is the kanji and the base of the word, meaning "answer" or "response." ⚫︎します (shimasu) is the polite, ます-form verb "to do." ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) is consistent: します
⚫︎答えます (kotaemasu) - to answer (less formal) ⚫︎返信します (henshin shimasu) - to reply (to an email or message) ⚫︎答弁します (touben shimasu) - to answer, to give a statement (formal, often used in legal or political contexts)
⚫︎質問します (shitsumon shimasu) - to ask a question ⚫︎尋ねます (tazunemasu) - to ask, to inquire
試験の結果について、後日回答します。 ・Translation: I will answer regarding the results of the exam later. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates a promise to provide an answer about the exam results at a later time.
ご質問に回答します前に、少し時間をください。 ・Translation: Please give me a little time before I answer your question. ・Explanation: This sentence is used to ask for a brief amount of time to prepare the answer.
⚫︎回答 is a combination of two kanji: 回 (kai) which means "time," "round," or "turn", and 答 (tou) which means "answer" or "reply". ⚫︎The verb form します is added to create "to answer" or "to reply".