解答|かいとうkaitou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbanswer; solution
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 解答する(かいとうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 解答します(かいとうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 解答しない(かいとうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 解答しません(かいとうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 解答せず・解答せぬ(かいとうせず・かいとうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 解答した(かいとうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 解答しました(かいとうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 解答しなかった(かいとうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 解答しませんでした(かいとうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 解答して(かいとうして) |
| Potential | 解答できる(かいとうできる) |
| Passive | 解答される(かいとうされる) |
| Causative | 解答させる(かいとうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 解答させられる(かいとうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 解答すれば(かいとうすれば) |
| tara | 解答したら(かいとうしたら) |
| Volitional | 解答しよう(かいとうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 解答しましょう(かいとうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 解答しろ(かいとうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym答えこたえNeutralThe most everyday word for an answer or reply; 「解答」 is more formal and refers specifically to the solution of a problem or exam question.
- Synonym回答かいとうNeutralA homophone of 「解答」: it is a reply to a question or inquiry, as on a questionnaire, while 「解答」 is the answer to a problem being solved.
- Related解法かいほうNeutralThe method or approach for solving a problem; 「解答」 centers on the answer arrived at.
- Antonym出題しゅつだいNeutralSetting questions for an exam or quiz; the opposite side of 「解答」, which is answering them.
- Antonym問題もんだいNeutralThe question or problem itself; 「解答」 is the answer you give to it.
Use 「解答」 for solutions to test or exam questions, as in 「解答用紙」. In daily conversation say 「答え」; for replies to inquiries use 「回答」; for the solving method use 「解法」; 「出題」 means setting questions.
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