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思っていた

thought, had expected; had thought something would happen

→ 思う
phrase Common #7,258
thought Describes a belief or opinion held in the past; depending on context, it can also mean “had thought.”
JA: 彼はもう帰ったと思っていた。
EN: I thought he had already gone home.

彼はそんな卑劣なことをしない人だと当然思っていた。

I naturally assumed he wasn’t the kind of person who would do something so despicable.

phrase Rare #21,817
had expected; had thought something would happen Used for a prior expectation, often when comparing it with what actually happened.
JA: これは私が思っていたのと違うな。
EN: This is different from what I expected.

思っていたよりずっと多くの人々がいる。

There are far more people than I expected.

私が思っていた以上にヨーロッパは危険な場所だ。

Europe is more dangerous than I thought.

その数学の宿題は私が思っていたより簡単であることがわかった。

I found that the math homework was easier than I had thought.

汽車は思っていたほど混んでいなかった。

The train wasn't as crowded as I thought it would be.

これは私が思っていたのと違うな。

This isn't what I had in mind.

「町へ歩いて行く」のには、私が思っていたよりずっと時間がかかった。

It took much longer than I expected to walk into town.

その映画は、私が思っていたようなものではなかった。

The movie wasn't what I expected.

彼は私が思っていた通り良い人だった。

He was as good a person as I thought he would be.

二人の男の子は思っていたよりもよく似ている。

The two boys look more alike than I thought.