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N1 Lesson 4: 10/17

ものと思(おも)うThink that, Believe that, Expect that, Have confidence that, Absolutely

Structure

Verb + ものと思(おも)う
［い］Adjective + ものと思(おも)う
［な］Adjective + な + ものと思(おも)う
Noun + な + ものと思(おも)う

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About ものと思う

物(もの)と思(おも)う is made up of the noun 物(もの) 'thing', the case marking particle と, and the う-Verb 思(おも)う 'to think'. Regular translations include 'to believe that (A)', or 'to have confidence that (A)'. In a broader sense, this grammar pattern is just making use of one of the meanings of 物(もの) as being something abstract that the speaker can reliably determine has all of the qualities of something concrete.

As もの is a noun, this pattern may follow any word in its attributive form.

When 思(おも)う appears in the past tense, the most common translation is 'as I had believed was true of (A)', or 'I was under the impression that (A)'.

Although this grammar construction is slightly formal, it may occasionally be heard in daily speech.

Examples

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    よしの：「ウサギは卵(たまご)を産(う)まないわ...」
    しどう：「でも、実際(じっさい)には多(おお)くの人(ひと)がそんな風(ふう)に思(おも)うもんと思(おも)うよ。」

    Yoshino: 'Bunnies do not lay eggs…'
    Shidou: 'But I think that a lot of people think that they do.'

    社員(しゃいん)が上司(じょうし)に話(はな)す：「宅配便(たくはいびん)が今日(きょう)、約束通(やくそくどお)りに来(く)るものと思(おも)っていますが、念(ねん)の為(ため)に電話(でんわ)をかけてみます。」

    Employee talks to the boss: 'I think that the courier will come today as promised, but I will call him and see just to be safe.'

    セールスマンはクライアントに：「この商品(しょうひん)の品質(ひんしつ)でご満足(まんぞく)いただけるものと思(おも)います。」

    Salesman to a client: 'I am confident that you will be satisfied with the quality of the product.'

    会社(かいしゃ)の社長(しゃちょう)の新年(しんねん)の演説(えんぜつ)：「新(あたら)しい年(とし)、２０XX年(ねん)は、自動(じどう)で運転(うんてん)できる車(くるま)が大(おお)きく発展(はってん)する年(とし)になるものと思(おも)います。」

    A company president's new year speech: “I believe that the new year, 20XX, will become a year in which self-driving cars will be vastly developed.”

      会社(かいしゃ)の社長(しゃちょう)の新年(しんねん)の演説(えんぜつ)：「新(あたら)しい年(とし)、２０(にせん)XX年(ねん)は、自動(じどう)で運転(うんてん)できる車(くるま)が大(おお)きく発展(はってん)する年(とし)になるものと思(おも)います。」

      A company president's new year speech: 'I believe that the new year, 20XX, will become a year in which self-driving cars will be vastly developed.'

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        ものと思う – Grammar Discussion

        Most Recent Replies (2 in total)

        • matt_in_mito

          matt_in_mito

          Does anyone have any ideas as to why there is no だ preceding the と思う in this grammar point?

        • mrnoone

          mrnoone

          @matt_in_mito
          Sorry for the late answer

          Sometimes だ is used after もの. I think it might just depends on person.

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