Japanese

われる

おもわれる
Meaning: to seem; to appear; to think spontaneously
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 思われる 思われない
Polite 思われます 思われません
Past 思われた 思われなかった
Polite + Past 思われました 思われませんでした
Te-form 思われて 思われなくて
Potential 思われられる 思われられない
Passive 思われられる 思われられない
Causative 思われさせる 思われさせない
Imperative 思われろ 思われるな

Example sentences

この計画は少し無理があると思われる。
It seems that this plan is a bit unreasonable.
その結論は妥当だと思われる。
That conclusion is considered appropriate.

Usage Notes

Often used in formal contexts to express a subjective opinion or spontaneous feeling without being too direct.

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