In Japanese, "think" is 考える (kangaeru). It is a verb pronounced "kah-n-gah-eh-roo".
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考える is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as kangaeru, it sounds roughly like "kah-n-gah-eh-roo" to an English ear.
一緒に考えますか？
Issho ni kangaemasu ka?
Shall we to think together?
考える means to think in Japanese. This is an everyday verb that learners encounter early. Mastering its masu form (考えます) and te-form opens up many sentence patterns.
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Buy on Steam考える is romanised as kangaeru. Say it roughly like "kah-n-gah-eh-roo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
考える is the plain (dictionary) form, used in casual speech and in dictionaries. For polite situations, verbs take a different ending, typically -masu. In Noun Town the game always shows the dictionary form.
考える is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
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