대답하다
daedaphada · TOPIK 1
to answer, to reply
💬 對答 = face/respond (대) + answer (답) + 하다 (to do)
대답 comes from hanja 對答: 對 means to face or respond to, 答 means answer. Add 하다 (to do) and you get the verb: to do a facing-answer, i.e. to reply. The same 답 appears in 정답 (correct answer) and 답장 (written reply).