► 動詞
思う [(2)おもう] meaning: expect rank: 1
☆ それは思っていたよりずっと簡単だった ⇨ That was much easier than I had thought, expected
思う [(2)おもう] meaning: think rank: 1
☆ 他がどう思おうと関係ない ⇨ It doesn’t matter what others think
☆ 僕はそうは思わない ⇨ I don’t think so
More examples:
- 改革は行き過ぎだと思う ⇨ I think the reform has gone too far
- 我ながら馬鹿なことをしたと思う ⇨ I myself feel that I did such a stupid thing
- あいつは白だと思う ⇨ I think he is not at fault. I don’t think he committed the crime
- 私はこの案のほうが良いと思う ⇨ I think this idea is better
- しかし私は彼の言うことにも一理あると思う ⇨ However I do feel what he says has a point too
- 一度試してみたらきっと好きになると思うよ ⇨ If you try once, I bet you will get to like it
- 私は彼が本当の事を言っていることを疑問に思う ⇨ I doubt that he is telling the truth
- 我思う故に我在り ⇨ I think therefore I am
- 私もそう思う ⇨ I think so too
- 思うところがあって仕事を辞めることにした ⇨ I decided to quit my job because something I am thinking about
- その判決は犯された罪を考えると妥当だと思う ⇨ I think the verdict is appropriate considering the crime committed
- 我思う故に我在り ⇨ I think, therefore I am
- 自然に振る舞おうと思えば思うほど不自然になる ⇨ The more you try to act naturally, the more you become unnatural
- 私は良い両親を持って本当に幸運だと思う ⇨ I think I am really lucky to have good parents
- 殺人犯が身近にいたのかと思うとぞっとした ⇨ I got appalled to learn that the killer had been right by me