Thinking About Thinking
“I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.” – Abraham Lincoln
Now that you know all the ways 思います works, it’s time to get some more practice in. After that, you’ll do some practice of your very own, and get it corrected (on Lang-8).
Go through these and make sure you understand them all (and can read them all, out loud). Try to think about why the sentence works and does what it does. If you don’t get one right, figure out what’s wrong and then come back to it at the end. Say them out loud, and make sure you’re able to read them.
aたかい と 思う
(I) think it’s expensive
a羊 だ と 思う
(I) think it’s a sheep
aあやまった と 思う
(I) think (he/she) apologized
a中田さん が すし を つくった と 思う
I think Nakada made sushi
aかれ を きこえる と 思う
I think I can hear him
a小池さん の むすめ だ と 思った！
I thought (she) was Koike’s daughter!
aジョンさん は いえ に かえった と 思う
As for John, I think he returned home
aらいねん の はる だ と 思う
I think it’s next year’s spring
aにんげん は こわい と 思う
I think humans are scary
aどこ だ と 思う？
Where do you think it is?
aだれ の あたま だ と 思う？
Who’s head do you think it is?
a中田さん は 日本人 だ と 思う
I think Nakada is Japanese
aカレーライス という たべもの は おいしい と 思う！
I think (the food known as) curry rice tastes good!
aひとみさん は ボビーさん と いっしょ に テニス を する と 思う
I think Hitomi will play tennis together with Bobby
aブラッド・ピットさん は かわいかった と 思った
I thought Brad Pitt was cute
aすし は たべやすい だ と 思う
I think sushi is easy to eat
Once you’re able to go through all of these sentences and do them all, move on to the next page. You’re going to use these and make your own sentences!