Japanese

える

かんがえる
Meaning: to think; to consider; to ponder
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 考える 考えない
Polite 考えます 考えません
Past 考えた 考えなかった
Polite + Past 考えました 考えませんでした
Te-form 考えて 考えなくて
Potential 考えられる 考えられない
Passive 考えられる 考えられない
Causative 考えさせる 考えさせない
Imperative 考えろ 考えるな

Handwriting

考
え
る

Example sentences

Think about the future.
この問題を解決するための良い方法を考えてください。
Please think of a good way to solve this problem.
行動する前によく考えなさい。
Think well before you act.
自分自身の将来について考えたい。
I want to think about my own future.
一体何を考えているんだ。
What on earth are you thinking?
自分のことだけでなく、周りの人の気持ちも考えるべきだ。
You should think not only about yourself, but also about the feelings of the people around you.
相手の立場になって考えることが大切だ
It is important to think by putting yourself in the other person's shoes.
彼と同じように考えている。
I am thinking the same way as him.
そうね、もう少し考えてみましょう。
Well, let's think about it a little more.
子供は子供なりに一生懸命考えている。
Children are thinking hard in their own way.

Usage Notes

考える is analytical thinking, different from 思う which is feeling or believing. Used for logical reasoning, planning, problem-solving. Takes を particle for the object being thought about.

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