思い込む
おもいこむ
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to feel sure (that); to assume (that)
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Intransitive
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to feel sure (that); to assume (that)- to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be determined (to do); to be bent on
- to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 思い込むおもいこむ | 思い込みますおもいこみます |
| Negative | 思い込まないおもいこまない | 思い込みませんおもいこみません |
| Past | 思い込んだおもいこんだ | 思い込みましたおもいこみました |
| Past negative | 思い込まなかったおもいこまなかった | 思い込みませんでしたおもいこみませんでした |
| Te-form | 思い込んでおもいこんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 思い込めるおもいこめる |
| Passive | 思い込まれるおもいこまれる |
| Causative | 思い込ませるおもいこませる |
| Volitional | 思い込もうおもいこもう |
| Imperative | 思い込めおもいこめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 思い込めばおもいこめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 思い込んだらおもいこんだら |
Example sentences
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He put the idea into my head.
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She presumes him to be innocent.
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He fancies himself ill.
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I was given to understand that she was ill.
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He took it for granted that she was happy.
More examples (8)
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He supposed that you would book seats.
メアリーはトムに好かれてるって思い込んでるんだ。
Mary is convinced that Tom likes her.
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She got it into her head that I was bad-mouthing her.
今日車はとても普及しているので、私達は誰でも車を持っていると思い込んでいる。
Today cars are so popular that we assume everyone has one.
え、アレックスさんって女性の方だったんですか？ 勝手に男性だとばかり思い込んでました。
What? Alex was a woman? This whole time I thought she was a man.
「どうした、その鼻？」「車をバックする時に後ろを確認しようとしたんだが、窓が開いてると思い込んで顔を窓にぶつけたんだ！」
"What happened to your nose?" "When I was backing my car up I went to check behind me, convinced that the car window was open, and bashed my face into it!"
トムはメアリーの発言が自分への当てつけなのだと思い込んで気に病んでいたが、実はメアリーは自嘲的に自分自身のことを語っていただけだった。
Tom was worried that Mary's words were indirectly aimed at him, but in truth she was only talking about herself in a self-depreciating manner.
山から里の方へ遊びにいった猿が一本の赤い蝋燭を拾いました。赤い蝋燭は沢山あるものではありません。それで猿は赤い蝋燭を花火だと思い込んでしまいました。猿は拾った赤い蝋燭を大事に山へ持って帰りました。
The monkey, who came from the mountain to play in the village, picked up a red candle. There aren't many red candles. So the monkey thought of it as a firework. He brought it back to the mountain with care.