思い描く・想い描く|おもいえがくomoiegaku[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 思い描く(おもいえがく) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 思い描きます(おもいえがきます) |
| Negative (nai) | 思い描かない(おもいえがかない) |
| polite (masen) | 思い描きません(おもいえがきません) |
| classical zu / nu | 思い描かず・思い描かぬ(おもいえがかず・おもいえがかぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 思い描いた(おもいえがいた) |
| polite (mashita) | 思い描きました(おもいえがきました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 思い描かなかった(おもいえがかなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 思い描きませんでした(おもいえがきませんでした) |
| Te form | 思い描いて(おもいえがいて) |
| Potential | 思い描ける(おもいえがける) |
| Passive | 思い描かれる(おもいえがかれる) |
| Causative | 思い描かせる(おもいえがかせる) |
| Causative passive | 思い描かせられる・思い描かされる(おもいえがかせられる・おもいえがかされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 思い描けば(おもいえがけば) |
| tara | 思い描いたら(おもいえがいたら) |
| Volitional | 思い描こう(おもいえがこう) |
| polite (mashou) | 思い描きましょう(おもいえがきましょう) |
| Imperative | 思い描け(おもいえがけ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym想像そうぞうNeutralThe broadest word here: imagining things you have never seen. 「思い描く」 stresses picturing a concrete scene in your mind.
- SynonymイメージNeutralColloquial loanword for an impression or mental image, also used as the verb 「イメージする」; carries a strong visual, picture-like nuance.
- Related構想こうそうNeutralConceiving the overall framework of a plan, as in 「新事業の構想」; the focus is on planning, not just imagining.
- Related考えるかんがえるNeutralTo think or consider; the broadest and most everyday word here. Stresses rational thought, and no picture need be involved.
Use 「思い描く」 when you picture a scene or a future vision in your mind, as in 「将来の夢を思い描く」. For imagining in general say 「想像」, colloquially 「イメージする」, and for planning say 「構想」.
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