“I think” in Japanese
Short answer
I think in Japanese is “だろう” (darou). Full meaning: seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that!.
Other ways to say “I think” in Japanese
やろう
yarou seems, I think, I guess; right?, don't you agree?
じゃろ
jaro seems, I think, I guess; right?, don't you agree?
タロウ
tarou seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that!
我思う故に我あり
wareomouyueniwareari I think, therefore I am, cogito, ergo sum
でしょう
deshou it seems, I think, I guess, I wonder; right?, don't you agree?
ヤロウ
yarou seems, I think, I guess; right?, don't you agree?
タロー
tarou seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that!
しゃろ
sharo seems, I think, I guess; right?, don't you agree?
まあ
maa just (e.g. "just wait here"), come now, now, now; tolerably, passably, moderately, reasonably, fairly, rather, somewhat; well..., I think..., it would seem..., you might say..., Hmmm, I guess so...
田老
tarou seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that!
太朗
tarou seems, I think, I guess, I wonder, I hope; right?, don't you agree?, I thought you'd say that!
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