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Vol. 28 omou (to think)

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omou (to think): Group 1 
Informal Present
(Dictionary Form)
omou
思う
Formal Present
(~ masu Form)
omoimasu
思います
Informal Past 
(~ ta Form)
omotta
思った
Formal Past  omoimashita
思いました
Informal Negative
(~ nai Form)
omowanai
思わない
Formal Negative omoimasen
思いません
Informal Past Negative omowanakatta
思わなかった
Formal Past Negative omoimasen deshita
思いませんでした
~ te Form omotte
思って
Conditional omoeba
思えば
Volitional omoou
思おう
Passive omowareru
思われる
Causative omowaseru
思わせる
Potential omoeru
思える
Imperative
(Command)
omoe
思え

Examples

Rainen nihon ni ikou to 
omotte imasu. 
来年日本に行こうと思っています。
I am thinking of going to Japan 
next year. 
Kare o dou omoimasu ka. 
彼をどう思いますか。
What do you think of him?
Dekiru to wa omowanakatta. 
できるとは思わなかった。
I didn't think I can do it. 

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