In this manga, 思 is being pronounced as おもう.
However, on Google Translate, I'm getting shita. (In the same sentence: かわいいと思うよ.)
Why is this?
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One kanji has many ways to pronounce it. For example: 読む is pronounced yomu, but 読書 is pronounced dokusyo.– user29959Commented May 27, 2018 at 8:19
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There are two pronounce systems in Japanese Language. One of them it's called 音読, another is 訓読.– user29959Commented May 27, 2018 at 8:22
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1@QING So the Google Translate version is showing the 音読 version by mistake? Both are the same sentence.– alexCommented May 27, 2018 at 8:23
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Maybe not a mistake, You have to take a look into the context and previous character is.– user29959Commented May 27, 2018 at 8:25
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1In this sentence(your manga), it should be おもう.– user29959Commented May 27, 2018 at 8:27
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You're mistyping 思う. It's pronounced おもう ("omou").
かわいいと思うよ。 means "I think it's cute!" (The よ indicates certainty, conviction, or emphasis.)
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Thanks for spotting that typo. However, the pronunciation of the phrase in the manga is still different from the one in Google Translate.– alexCommented May 27, 2018 at 8:22
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@alex: Uh... No it's not? The image you linked shows the exact same furigana for 思う. Or do you mean the mistyped version you put in Google Translate causes a different pronunciation than the actual word?– V2BlastCommented May 27, 2018 at 8:24
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Oh, I think when I typed 思つ Google translate used the other pronunciation shita. Anyway, thanks. You answered my question!– alexCommented May 27, 2018 at 8:26
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3What よ stands for is not certainty or conviction on your side but gap of recognition between the speaker and the listener, in other words, consideration for how the listener doesn't really believe so. When you compare the one with よ with the one without, the one without it sounds more decisive because it doesn't really care what the listener thinks.– user4092Commented May 27, 2018 at 13:23