فکر می‌کنم که

Saying What You Think

Level 3

The word که can be left out, and the verb after فکر نمی‌کنم is the subjunctive.

How It Works

PatternExampleMeaning
فکر می‌کنم که + sentenceفکر می‌کنم که فردا باران می‌بارد.I think it will rain tomorrow.
فکر می‌کردم که + sentenceفکر می‌کردم که تو در کابل استی.I thought you were in Kabul.
فکر نمی‌کنم که + subjunctiveفکر نمی‌کنم که او بیاید.I don't think she will come.

The verb فکر کردن changes with the person: فکر می‌کند (he or she thinks), فکر می‌کنید (you think). The sentence after که keeps its own tense and its own subject.

به نظرم also gives an opinion: به نظرم این کلچه خوب است. (In my opinion this cookie is good.) To think about something, use به: به این فکر می‌کنم. (I am thinking about this.)

Examples (5)

  1. فکر می‌کنم که فردا هوا خوب می‌شود.

    I think the weather will be good tomorrow.

    After فکر می‌کنم که comes an ordinary sentence.

  2. فکر می‌کنم که او در خانه است.

    I think he is at home.

    او covers he or she, and the verb است is in the present.

  3. فکر نمی‌کنم که فرید بیاید.

    I don't think Farid will come.

    After فکر نمی‌کنم, the verb بیاید is the subjunctive.

  4. شبنم فکر می‌کند که امتحان آسان بود.

    Shabnam thinks the exam was easy.

    The thought keeps its own tense, the past بود.

  5. فکر می‌کردم که تو در کابل استی.

    I thought you were in Kabul.

    فکر می‌کردم puts the thought in the past.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the present after فکر نمی‌کنم.

    فکر نمی‌کنم که او می‌آید.
    فکر نمی‌کنم که او بیاید.

    After a negative thought, the next verb is the subjunctive: بیاید.

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فکر می‌کنم کهLevel 3Saying What You Think

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فکر کردنکه