33.7 The Verb 覺得 gok3 dak1 (‘to think’)

The verb 覺得 gok3 dak1 means ‘to think’ in the sense of ‘to have a particular opinion’. We use 覺得 gok3 dak1 to indicate that we are expressing an opinion. We put the opinion after 覺得 gok3 dak1.

We often add 我覺得 ngo5 gok3 dak1 (‘I think…’) before a negative opinion to show that we are simply expressing our personal view. This softens the negative opinion and makes it sound less firm.