i don't know the answer
i don't know the answer は英検3級レベルの英語表現で、「答えが分かりません」という意味があります。発音記号は /aɪ doʊnt noʊ ðiː ˈænsər/ です。
答えが分かりません
解説 Definition
質問や問題に対する答えを知らない、分からないことを伝える表現です。授業や会話、会議などで、答えを求められたときに使えます。
This phrase means the speaker does not know the correct reply or solution. It is often used in class, on tests, or when someone asks a question. "The answer" can mean an answer in general or the right answer to a specific question.
使い方 Usage
- 主語に合わせて We don't know the answer、She doesn't know the answer のようにも言えます。 Change the subject and verb form as needed: We don't know the answer or She doesn't know the answer.
使い分け Common distinctions
- I don't understand は「理解できません」、I can't remember は「思い出せません」。答えを知らない場合と区別します。 I don't understand means you cannot understand something. I can't remember means you cannot recall it. Distinguish these from not knowing the answer.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
I don't know「分からない」に the answer「その答え」を足した形。先生に質問されて、答えを知らないと返す場面で覚えましょう。
Combine I don't know with the answer. Picture a teacher asking a question and you replying that you do not know the answer.
例文
I don't know the answer.
私は答えが分かりません。
She doesn't know the answer.
彼女は答えが分かりません。
i don't know the answer の語源・成り立ち Etymology
answerは古英語andswaru（and-＝対して＋swerian＝誓う）が語源。問いに対して誓って返答する意味から「答え」に。knowは古英語cnāwan（認識する）で、ラテン語gnoscere（知る）と同根。関連語：knowledge、acknowledge。
The most interesting history here is in answer, from Old English andswaru, built from elements meaning "against" and "swear." It originally carried the sense of a sworn reply given in response to something. Know comes from Old English cnāwan, from an old Indo-European root also seen in knowledge and acknowledge, meaning to recognize or understand.
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