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Grammar detail: と思います(とおもいます) / と思う(とおもう)
と思います(とおもいます) / と思う(とおもう) - to think ~; I think ~; you think ~
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verb plain
+ と
means おも
思
いますto think ~; I think ~; you think ~; she thinks ~ etc.
Other forms:
い adjective + と思います
新しいと思います。I think it's new.
な adjective + だ + と思いす
有名だと思います。 I think it's famous.
noun + だ + と思います
ここだと思います。I think it's here.
An interesting distinction between English 'I don't think...' and expressing the same sentiment in Japanese is that in Japanese usually the verb, adjective or noun before と思います/と思う takes the negative form, and と思います/と思う remains affirmative. This is not to say 思いません or 思わない are never used, but they are used far less commonly.
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