Japanese

ようと

ようとおもう
Meaning: thinking of (doing); plan to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present ようと思う ようと思わない
Polite ようと思います ようと思いません
Past ようと思った ようと思わなかった
Polite + Past ようと思いました ようと思いませんでした
Te-form ようと思って ようと思わなくて
Potential ようと思える ようと思えない
Passive ようと思われる ようと思われない
Causative ようと思わせる ようと思わせない
Causative + Passive ようと思わされる ようと思わされない
Imperative ようと思え ようと思うな

Handwriting

よ
う
と
思
う

Example

I am thinking of going to Japan.

Usage Notes

Used to express the speaker's intention or a decision that they are currently considering or have already made. '...to omotte iru' (continuous) suggests the thought has been ongoing for some time.

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