Opinion Frame
Stance frame
Reporting verb
Opinion expression
According to whom?
core
basic
Speaker stance
معنی
A frame that marks a statement as someone's thought, belief, feeling, judgment, claim, or perspective.
اسے کیسے پہچانیں
Find who thinks, believes, feels, says, or claims the idea.
مثالیں
الفاظ
think|believe|feel|in my opinion|according to
فقرے
I think that|according to Anna|it seems to me
جملہ
I think this is a good idea.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Opinion frame [who thinks?] + [idea] I think + this is good according to Anna + idea = someone's view, not bare fact
Compare shape
Compare source marking: Bare fact: This is a good idea. Opinion: I think it is. Report: Anna says it is. Feeling: It seems to me. Some langs use particles/evidentials.
زبان کا جائزہ
آپ کی زبان میں
Urdu (standard)
موجودگی
strong
اہمیت
Opinions often use frames like مجھے لگتا ہے کہ or میرے خیال میں.
مجھے لگتا ہے کہ وہ ٹھیک ہے۔
To-me seems that he right is.
سیکھی جانے والی زبان میں
Hindi (standard)
موجودگی
strong
مشکل کی سطح
Opinion frames commonly use मुझे लगता है कि or मेरा मानना है कि.
मुझे लगता है कि यह सही है।
To-me seems that this right is.
سیکھنے والوں کا عام مسئلہ
Learners may translate “I think” too literally and miss the dative pattern.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.