VOLITIONAL VERB + OMOTTEIRU (思っている) vs OMOU (思う), Grammar N4-51

mdchachi said:

Great video. This is one of those nuanced topics that I don't think I've actually thought about. Or if I ever did cover this, it would have been 25 years ago.
Often Japanese add additional uncertainty into their statements. So would it be natural to add additional uncertainty
兄はタバコをやめようと思っています。
such as
兄はタバコをやめようと思っているかもしれません。
兄はタバコをやめようと思っているそうです。
兄はタバコをやめようと思っているようです。

Also can I say what my pet is thinking? For example, ねこちゃんはいたずらしようと思っています。
Or does this sound unnatural. Thanks!

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Toritoribe said:

Yes, と思う vs. と思っている is indeed a bit confusing. I remember there is a thread related to this topic in this forum. Hope it's helpful, too.

筆者は友人と話... / 自分はなぜ... / も / 玲姉

Hello, 1. 筆者は友人と話ができて良かったと思っていますか。 My translation: "Does the author think it was good to be able to talk with his/her friend(s)?" Is this OK? I'm not sure, for example, if the good thing is specifically the author talking with one of his/her friends, or people in general talking with friends...

www.jref.com

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