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Sentence

Whenever I think of my old friend, the laughter from those days returns to my ears.

Related words

思おもふ

Hiragana
おもう
Kanji
思う
Verb
alt-of obsolete

Obsolete spelling of 思う (omou, “to think”)

Whenever I think of my old friend, the laughter from those days returns to my ears.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this verb.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: 思わ 思お
Connects to endings such as nai, reru, and seru.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: 思い
Connects to endings such as masu, tai, and ta.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: 思う
Ends a sentence and serves as the dictionary form.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: 思う
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: 思え
Combines with ba to express a condition.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: 思え
Expresses a command or instruction.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: 思って 思うて 思ひて
Connects clauses with te.
Ta-form
Alternative: 思った 思うた
Expresses the past with ta.
Nai-form
Alternative: 思わない 思はぬ 思わぬ
Expresses negation with nai.
Masu-form
Alternative: 思います
Used for polite speech.
Ba-form
Alternative: 思えば
Expresses a condition with ba.
Volitional form
Alternative: 思おう
Expresses intention or invitation.
Notes
  • 「思ふ」は現代語「思う」の歴史的仮名遣い。primary は歴史的仮名遣いを優先し、variants に現代仮名遣いを示した。
  • 「思ひて」は古風な連用形接続、「思うて」は方言的・古風な音便形。標準現代語では「思って」。

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