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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
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と
おも
思
います
means
to think ~; I think ~; you think ~; she thinks ~ etc.
いえ
家
は
ひがし
東
がわだと
おも
思
う。
I think the house is on the Eastern side.
きょう
今日
だいがく
大学
は
やす
休
みだと
おも
思
いますよ。
I think the university is closed today.
この
ちほう
地方
はすてきだと
おも
思
います。
I think this this is a beautiful area.
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.
まいにち
毎日
５
じかん
時間
べんきょう
勉強
しても、
ごうかく
合格
しないと
おも
思
う。
Even if I study for 5 hours every day, I don't think I'll pass.
そのパーティーに
い
行
かないと
おも
思
う。
I don't think I'll go to that party.
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Kanji used in this grammar

思
シ   おもう to think   
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新
シン   あたらしい    あらた    にい- new   
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有
ユウ   ウ   ある to possess; to exist   
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名
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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家
カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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東
トウ   ひがし east   
今
コン   キン   いま now   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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学
ガク   まなぶ to learn   
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休
キュウ   やすむ to rest   やすまる to be rested   やすめる to suspend (use etc.)   
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地
チ   ジ    ground   
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方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
毎
マイ   every, each
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時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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間
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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勉
ベン    exertion   
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強
キョウ   ゴウ   つよい strong   つよまる to get stronger   つよめる to strengthen   しいる to compel, to force   
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合
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あう to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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格
カク   コウ    status, rank   
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行
コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆく    いく to go   おこなう to take place   
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