Korean

생각하다

생각하다
Meaning: to think
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 생각하다
Present 생각한다
Polite 생각해요
Formal 생각합니다
Past 생각했다
Past + Polite 생각했어요
Guess + Polite 생각하겠어요
Connective 생각하고
Conditional 생각하면
Volitional 생각하자
Imperative 생각해라
Imperative + Polite 생각하세요
Attributive 생각하는 / 생각한 / 생각할

Example sentences

He always thinks positively.
문제를 역으로 생각하면 의외로 쉽게 풀릴 수도 있다.
If you think about the problem in reverse, it might be solved surprisingly easily.
그녀는 가족을 자랑스럽게 생각합니다.
She is proud of her family.
그는 외국에서 태어났지만 스스로를 한국인이라고 생각한다.
He was born abroad but considers himself Korean.
타인의 입장을 먼저 생각하는 것이 중요하다.
It is important to think of others' perspectives first.
그는 공익보다 아리를 먼저 생각한다.
He considers personal gain before the public good.
자신의 이기만을 생각하지 말고 남을 먼저 생각합시다.
Let's think of others first instead of just thinking of our own self-interest.
이 계획의 위험성에 대해 다시 생각해 봐야 합니다.
We need to rethink the risks of this plan.
우리 팀은 양적 성장 뿐만 아니라 질적 성장 도 중요하게 생각한다.
Our team considers not only quantitative growth but also qualitative growth important.
그는 내 제안을 곰곰 생각했다.
He thought deeply about my proposal.

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