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JAPANESE VERB

かんがえる

考える

to think about

  • #31 most used
  • Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI think about
NegativeI don’t think about

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI thought about
NegativeI didn’t think about

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formthinking about, and…
Doing now (て います)I am thinking about
Please (て ください)please think about

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can think about
NegativeI can’t think about

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to think about
NegativeI don’t want to think about

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s think about

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I think about
  2. If, when (たら) if I think about

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) think about (do it)
  2. Plain command think about!
  3. Please don’t please don’t think about

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am thought about
CausativeI make someone think about

How to use かんがえる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    しょうらい の こと を よく かんがえます。

    I think about the future a lot.

  2. Past

    こたえ を ひとばん かんがえました。

    I thought about the answer all night.

  3. Te-form

    いま、 ひっこし を かんがえて います。

    I'm thinking about moving house.

  4. Potential

    つかれて いて、 なに も かんがえられません。

    I'm too tired to think about anything.

  5. Want to

    すこし ひとり で かんがえたい です。

    I'd like to think it over alone for a bit.

  6. Volitional

    みんな で いい ほうほう を かんがえよう。

    Let's all think of a good way.

  7. Conditional

    よく かんがえれば、 わかる はず です。

    If you think carefully, you should get it.

  8. Commands and requests

    こたえる まえ に、 よく かんがえなさい。

    Think carefully before you answer.

  9. Passive and causative

    この けいかく は よく かんがえられて います。

    This plan is well thought out.

Good to know

  • かんがえる is to think something over; おもう is what you feel or believe.

Where you hear かんがえる

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Beginner Level 1

  • いつも かぞく の こと を かんがえます。 I always think about my family.
  • よる、 ながい あいだ かんがえました。 At night, I thought about it for a long time.
  • あした まで に かんがえます。 I'll think about it by tomorrow.

Japanese · Beginner Level 2

  • ゆい さん の こと を かんがえて います。 I'm thinking about Yui.
  • きのう、 あたらしい しごと の こと を かんがえました。 Yesterday I thought about the new job.
  • あと で、 いっしょに かんがえましょう。 Let's think about it together later.
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What Next?

Beginner Level 1 · かんがえます。 · かんがえて · かんがえて ください。

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By the River

Beginner Level 2 · かんがえて いました

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Yui's News

Beginner Level 3 · ゆっくり かんがえて ください。 · いっしょに かんがえましょう。

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The Year-End Party

Intermediate Level 1 · かんがえる · かんがえた

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Something Serious

Intermediate Level 1 · かんがえて た

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Where and When?

Intermediate Level 1 · おかんがえ です か

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Sota's First Day

Intermediate Level 2 · かんがえさせて · ちょっと かんがえさせて。

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Back to the Books

Intermediate Level 2 · かんがえちゃう

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).