私が思っていた

what I thought

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what I thought Often used before より, ような, 通り, or 以上に to compare reality with a prior expectation: “than I thought,” “as I thought,” or “more than I thought.”
JA: 彼女は私が思っていたより親切だった。
EN: She was kinder than I thought.

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.

これは私が思っていたのと違う

This isn't what I had in mind.

私が思っていた以上にヨーロッパ危険な場所だ

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.