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Understanding "何をしてたと思う"
してた conveys that something was in some state
て form has many uses. It can be a request, manner something was done by (like particle de), indicate sequence of events, etc. But here, it is being used ...
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Understanding "何をしてたと思う"
と is being used as a "quotation" particle. It is used to quote what was said before it to nominalize for the verb after it. 思う needs the quote particle と to point out what it is that's being ...
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