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〜と思われる・〜と考えられる: is thought to be

N3 · 09 Passive, causative & quoting

Gives a judgement in a modest, written way: it is thought that.

Plain form + と思われる / と考えられる. Used in reports, essays and papers instead of 〜と思う to sound objective. The doer is not named. 原因は不注意だと考えられる。

Examples

The cause of the accident is thought to be a brake failure.

This problem is expected to become even more serious in the future.

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