こたえる
mochikotaeru

Ichidan Verb

1. to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

Transitive
その病人 びょうにんがどれだけ ちこたえるかは、誰 だれにもわからない。
sono byōninga doredake mochikotaerukawa darenimo wakaranai.
Nobody knows how long the sick man can hold on.
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