Searching things and expressing thoughts

kisaragi · 29 Aug 2006

I'm looking for a way to use

"to look for / search"

and
"to find"

to search = sagasu (??)
to find = mitsukeru (???)
I'm not sure, need help

And how do i use them? just like any other verb.

e.g. " i'm looking for a car" = kuruma o sagashite imasu
"i found a car" = kurumo o ... need help

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Furthermore, expressing thoughts ... like:

"I think that ... " I know i have to use the word "omoi" but i don't know how to use it.

So i want to express patterns like " i think it's a store " (or something similar), so expressing the fact that you're not sure about what you're saying.

or

"i think it was very nice" ... i mean NOT having to say every time something like "tanoshikatta desu". Like i said, expressing thoughts.

Can anyone help me and give me some examples of different usages?

Thank you very much !

NANGI · 30 Aug 2006

Konnichiwa Kisaragi-san!

I'm looking for a way to use
"to look for / search"
and
"to find"

Yes, "search = sagasu" and "find = mitsukeru".

" i'm looking for a car" = kuruma o sagashite imasu.
"i found a car" = kuruma o mitsuke masita.

Furthermore, expressing thoughts ... like:
"I think that ... " I know i have to use the word "omoi" but i don't know how to use it.

"I think that ... " is "Watashi ha ... dato omoimasu".
"I think it's a store " = Watashi ha omise dato omoimasu.
"I think it is a cabbage but not lettuce" = Watashi ha retasu deha naku kyabetsu dato omoimasu.

NANGI

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kisaragi · 30 Aug 2006

Tnx nangi !

So when i want to say something like "that is what i think",

watashi wa sore o omoimasu ?

And how would you say "That is my opinion".

You use the word "dato", i've never seen it before. When do you use it exactly?

Arigatou !

Damicci · 30 Aug 2006

sore ha boku/watashi no iken desu. = that is my opinion.

When using omou you need to use dato or to as the particle with omou
the particle to is required as a "quote particle" basically you are quoting your thoughts. when the quote is about the state of a noun or "na" adjective you need the "da" to clarify this

Sono eiga ha omoshirokatta to omoimashita. I thought that movie was interesting.

Yamada san ha daigaku sei da to omoimasu. I think Yamada is a college student.

AAA kono e ha kirei da to omoimasu. I think this picture is pretty.

SO that is what I think = sore ha nan da to omoimasu. (why does this sound weird?)

nice gaijin · 30 Aug 2006

that is what I think would be "sou da to omoimasu"

knowing the context, "sore ha nan da to omoimasu" sounds like a direct translation, but it means more along the lines of "what do you think that is?" It's just missing "ka" to make it a question.

Damicci · 31 Aug 2006

Ah I was thinking that "sou da to omoimasu" was more along the lines of "I think that too" for some reason. Thanks.

epigene · 31 Aug 2006

Damicci said:
Ah I was thinking that "sou da to omoimasu" was more along the lines of "I think that too" for some reason. Thanks.

You can use it to say "I think/believe so" to express your opinion but implying that you are not very confident.

In another situation, it is used as a question with the "ka" at the end skipped, provided that you raise the tone at the end.
Sou da to omoimasu? (Do you think so?)

Also:
I thought that movie was interesting.
Sono eiga ha omoshiroi to omoimashita.
"Omoimashita" already makes the sentence in the past tense.
However, I think this sentence is not natural, although grammatically correct. A more direct "sono eiga wa omoshirokatta [desu]" sounds better.

Elizabeth · 31 Aug 2006

epigene said:
You can use it to say "I think/believe so" to express your opinion but implying that you are not very confident.
In another situation, it is used as a question with the "ka" at the end skipped, provided that you raise the tone at the end.
Sou da to omoimasu? (Do you think so?)

そう思います、そうだと思いますでは
どちらも普通に使われています。ただ「そうだと思います。」のほうが少し強いと思います。おそらく、「そうだと思います」は That is what I think, I think that is what it is]
みたいな感じで、「そう思います」は I think so, that is right, I agree
のような感じですね。

Damicci · 31 Aug 2006

epigene said:
You can use it to say "I think/believe so" to express your opinion but implying that you are not very confident.
In another situation, it is used as a question with the "ka" at the end skipped, provided that you raise the tone at the end.
Sou da to omoimasu? (Do you think so?)
Also:
I thought that movie was interesting.
Sono eiga ha omoshiroi to omoimashita.
"Omoimashita" already makes the sentence in the past tense.
However, I think this sentence is not natural, although grammatically correct. A more direct "sono eiga wa omoshirokatta [desu]" sounds better.

I honestly couldn't think of a better example for non noun. na adjective use of the "to" particle.ﾂ Figure I would just throw something out there. Thank you.

Searching things and expressing thoughts

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