~と思う

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~と思う

~to omou

I think/believe

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The ~と思う grammar point is used to express one's thoughts or opinions on a particular subject or situation. It can be translated as 'I think' or 'I believe' in English.

Struttura

Schema
[Verb-casual + と思う], [い-Adjective + と思う], [な-Adjective + だと思う], [Noun + だと思う]
Verb-casualThe casual form of the verb is used before ~と思う.
Esempi: 晴れる (hareru) - to be sunny
い-Adjectiveい-adjectives directly precede ~と思う without any change.
Esempi: 面白い (omoshiroi) - interesting
な-Adjectiveな-adjectives require 'だ' before ~と思う.
Esempi: 親切 (shinsetsu) - kind
NounNouns are followed by 'だ' and then ~と思う.
Esempi: 先生 (sensei) - teacher

Esempi

Esempio 1
明日晴れると思います。
Ashita hareru to omoimasu.
I think it will be sunny tomorrow.
Analisi
token明日 (ashita) - tomorrow, 晴れる (hareru) - to clear up, と思います (to omou) - I think/believe
Esempio 2
この映画は面白いと思う。
Kono eiga wa omoshiroi to omou.
I think this movie is interesting.
Analisi
tokenこの (kono) - this, 映画 (eiga) - film/movie, 面白い (omoshiroi) - interesting
Esempio 3
彼は親切だと思います。
Kare wa shinsetsu da to omoimasu.
I think he is kind.
Analisi
token彼 (kare) - he, 親切 (shinsetsu) - kind
Esempio 4
鈴木さんは先生だと思う。
Suzuki-san wa sensei da to omou.
I think Suzuki-san is a teacher.
Analisi
token鈴木さん (Suzuki-san) - Mr./Ms. Suzuki, 先生 (sensei) - teacher

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