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I checked in google translate but I wanted to be sure. Is 思う pronounced as
"omou" or "omoo"? Usually when there is a お (or こ、ど etc), followed by a う, the
う is pronounced as お, but I was not sure if that was the case with verbs as
well.
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思う pronunciation
思う is pronounced "omou" with a distinct "u" sound rather than a long "o"
because there is a morpheme barrier between the "o" and the "u."
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It is "omou" not "omoo" at least I've actually heard it pronounced this way.

  * In 1 word "oo" or "ou" both are long "o". 
  * In two words put together, you have to know how they are pronounced seperatly and it doesn't really change. If you have a verb ending in ou then the final u will be "u" not "o".

When I have doubts about the pronunciation of a word I rather use this
[site](http://forvo.com/word/%E5%BF%83%E3%81%AB%E6%80%9D%E3%81%86/) because
Google is not too reliable ...
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