考える（かんがえる）
JLPT N5 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 4
Meaning: to think / consider
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 考えます | かんがえます |
| te-form | 考えて | かんがえて |
| ta-form (past) | 考えた | かんがえた |
| nai-form (negative) | 考えない | かんがえない |
| potential form | 考えられる | かんがえられる |
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Example sentences
- 自分の将来について真剣に考える。 — I think seriously about my own future.
- 答えをよく考えてから書く。 — I think the answer through carefully before writing it down.
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