Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (う), Transitive verb

(おも)to think, to consider, to believe

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    1. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon

        想う has connotations of heart-felt
      2. 2.

        to think (of doing), to plan (to do)

      3. 3.

        to judge, to assess, to regard

      4. 4.

        to imagine, to suppose, to dream

      5. 5.

        to expect, to look forward to

      6. 6.

        to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want

      7. 7.

        to care (deeply) for, to yearn for, to worry about, to love

      8. 8.

        to recall, to remember

    All Forms

    思う 【おもう】想う 【おもう】憶う 【おもう】念う 【おもう】

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    Examples

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      (わたし)(かれ)(ただ)しいと(おも)

      I think he is right.

      • N5

      彼女(かのじょ)(わたし)のことを()っていると(おも)います。

      I think she knows me.

      • N5

      (ぼく)(つま)最初(さいしょ)()ったのは()(ねん)(まえ)だと(おも)

      I think it was five years ago when I first met my wife.

      • N5

      先生(せんせい):「映画(えいが)()(おも)ったことを、感想(かんそう)用紙(ようし)()いてください。」

      Teacher: 'Please write down your thoughts after watching the film on the form.'

      • N5

      (ちち)より(はは)(ほう)友達(ともだち)(つく)のが上手(じょうず)だと(おも)

      I think my mother is better at making friends than my father.

      • N4
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