N3 — outside your level filter

(よ)うと思おもう

(よ)うとおもうyou to omouN3neutral

savor + let's + think I'll do

ajiwaou to omou

think I'll do; be thinking of doing

meaning: think I'll savor

Same meaning

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜(よ)うとおもう
  • 味あじわおうとおもう

今年ことしこそ運転免許うんてんめんきょを取とろうと思おもってるんだ。

kotoshi koso unten menkyo o torou to omotteru n da.

This year for sure, I'm thinking of getting my driver's license. casual

週末しゅうまつは部屋へやを味あじわおうとおもう。

shuumatsu wa heya o ajiwaou to omou.

I think I'll savor my room this weekend. neutral

Same meaning8

intend / plan / decide to

All examples3

think I'll do — an intention as one's current thinking

  1. 今年ことしこそ運転免許うんてんめんきょを取とろうと思おもってるんだ。

    kotoshi koso unten menkyo o torou to omotteru n da.

    This year for sure, I'm thinking of getting my driver's license. casual

  2. 週末しゅうまつは部屋へやを掃除そうじしようと思おもいます。

    shuumatsu wa heya o souji shiyou to omoimasu.

    I think I'll clean my room this weekend. neutral

  3. 本日ほんじつは私わたくしどもの研究けんきゅうについてお話はなししようと思おもいます。

    honjitsu wa watakushidomo no kenkyuu ni tsuite o hanashi shiyou to omoimasu.

    Today I would like to speak about our research. formal

How it's formed1

All forms2

  • polite(よ)うと思おもいます(yo)utoomoimasu

    味あじわおうと思おもいます

  • sustained intention(よ)うと思おもっている(yo)utoomotteiru

    味あじわおうと思おもっている

Notes

To deny intention, negate the thinking (行いこうとは思おもわない). と思おもっている instead
reports someone else's intention; bare と思おもう usually means you.