For example, if I wanted to say:
"I thought it would be difficult." (Didn't attempt it, thought it seemed difficult)
Is there a way to translate this directly to japanese or am I limited to:
「難しいと思った」(Attempted it and thought it was difficult)?
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1The modal "would" has a myriad of different grammatical functions and usages in English. So maybe it would make more sense to restrict the question title to the specifc context you've given?– Eddie KalJan 8, 2021 at 23:47
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@EddieKal True.. maybe "I thought it seemed difficult" would be more appropriate?– 62626368616eJan 9, 2021 at 0:05
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Yes, we'd normally translate it as:
難しいだろうと思った。 I thought it would be difficult.
Compare:
難しいと思った。 I thought it was difficult.
難しいと思う。 I think it is difficult.
難しいだろうと思う。 I think it will be difficult.
"I thought it seemed difficult."
We'd usually translate it as 「難しそうだと思った。」 Compare:
難しそうだ。 It seems difficult.
難しそうだと思う。 I think it seems difficult.
answered Jan 9, 2021 at 1:55
