I think と思います
This goes at the end to show that you believe what you say, but are not 100% sure. It is also used to show one's opinion. If there is a desu change it to da which is the more casual form and add to omoimasu
1. The speaker is not totally sure of the accuracy of his info...
熊のプーさん は くま だ と 思います。
kuma no pu-san wa kuma da to omoimasu.
Winnie the Pooh is a bear, I think...
Next is an example of showing one's opinion. It is true for the speaker, but may not be so for the listener.
なっとう は おいしい と 思います。
nattou wa oishii to omoimasu.
I think Natto is delicious.
Basically you can say any sentence and if you want to soften it or show you are not sure, or show your opinion add to omoimasu
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cant we use it in the beginning of teh sentence like in english?
also, instead of changing the desu to da...cant we just drop it completely?
Live to eat , don't eat to live :€
beginning
No and no :)
Verbs come at the end of sentences in Japanese, not at the beginning as in English.
If you omit da the sentence will be grammatically incorrect and won't make sense.
Don't complain to me that people kick you when you're down. It's your own fault for lying there
O_O
wait. if we cant drop the 'da' then why is there no 'da' in the second sentence?
Because...
Because おいしい is an i-adjective, and i-adjectives are never followed by a だ. They can be followed by です though, just not in this case. だ and です aren't completely interchangable even though they mean the same thing.
In this case is it not affirmative?
Like if I were to say I think I like cats should it be..
猫が好きと思います。 I like cats is 猫が好きです。So I replace です with と思います since です is affirmative but と思います isnt.. is it right?
と思います isn't negative, but
と思います isn't negative, but shows a bit of uncertainty or can be used to soften a statement. It means, "I think..."
So saying, in English, "I think I like cats." is a little odd, isn't it? Maybe a better example would be:
彼は猫が好きだと思います。
kare wa neko ga suki da to omoimasu.
I think he likes cats.
(notice I added the copula--but it could be dropped in casual speech, I think.)
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What if you wanted the first
What if you wanted the first verb, or whatever, to be past tense? Like... "I think he loved me..."
Would it be like.. : 彼は私に愛したと思います…
Is it correct?
彼は私を愛していたと思います。 kare wa
彼は私を愛していたと思います。
kare wa watashi o aishiteita to omoimasu.
I think he loved me.
"Love" implies a period of time. You don't love just for an hour. So for 愛 use the ～ている form instead of 愛した:
愛している I love you;
愛していた I loved you.
(of course "I" and "you" are assumed)
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