VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

思う

おもう

hepburn omou

to think, to feel

Part of speech · godan-verb

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Examples

いいと思います。
I think it is good.
彼が来ると思いますか。
Do you think he will come?

Collocations

~と思う (think that)いいと思うどう思いますか思い出 (memory, noun)思い出す (recall)

Mnemonic

思う omou — godan. Core pattern ~と思う ("I think that ~") — essential for expressing opinions/conjectures at N5. Softer than asserting fact. Common: そう思います ("I think so"). The と is the quotative particle.

Quick check

Express "I think it will rain" with ~と思います