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Verbs of thinking and speaking — 考える・話す動詞

Doubting, judging, guessing, insisting, admitting — the verbs a conversation about opinions needs. Read each word aloud with its reading, then write it once on the line — in kana if you cannot yet write the kanji.

うたがう verb
疑う to doubt, to suspect
はんだんする verb
判断する to judge, to decide
そうぞうする verb
想像する to imagine
よそうする verb
予想する to expect, to predict
なっとくする verb
納得する to be convinced, to accept (an explanation)
まよう verb
迷う to hesitate; to get lost
きづく verb
気づく to notice, to realise
おもいつく verb
思いつく to think of, to hit on (an idea)
ごかいする verb
誤解する to misunderstand
みとめる verb
認める to admit, to recognise
しゅちょうする verb
主張する to insist, to assert
あらわす verb
表す to express, to show
のべる verb
述べる to state, to mention
かたる verb
語る to tell, to talk about
うなずく verb
頷く to nod
つぶやく verb
呟く to mutter, to murmur
だまる verb
黙る to fall silent
たずねる verb
尋ねる to ask, to inquire
うったえる verb
訴える to appeal to; to sue
とく verb
説く to explain, to preach
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Verbs of thinking and speaking — from memory

Cover page 1. Write the Japanese for each meaning (kana is fine), then write what each word in part 2 means. Page 1 is the answer key.

1    Write the Japanese
to think of, to hit on (an idea)
verb
to express, to show
verb
to be convinced, to accept (an explanation)
verb
to fall silent
verb
to explain, to preach
verb
to judge, to decide
verb
to nod
verb
to insist, to assert
verb
to appeal to; to sue
verb
to state, to mention
verb
2    What does it mean?
認める
気づく
語る
想像する
誤解する
疑う
尋ねる
呟く
迷う
予想する
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