sono eiga wa totemo ii to omoimasu.

topic particle

Breakdown of sono eiga wa totemo ii to omoimasu.

• 映えい画が: movie
• とても: very
• と: quotative particle

Questions & Answers about sono eiga wa totemo ii to omoimasu.

What does each part of その　映画　は　とても　いい　と　思います do?

A natural breakdown is:

• その = that (used before a noun)
• 映画 = movie / film
• は = topic marker
• とても = very
• いい = good
• と = marks the content of a thought
• 思います = think

So the structure is basically:

As for that movie, [it is very good] I think.

Japanese often puts the main verb at the end, so 思います comes last.

Why is it その映画 and not それ映画?

Because その is the form used before a noun.

In Japanese, demonstratives come in matching sets:

• これ / この = this
• それ / その = that
• あれ / あの = that over there

Use:

• それ by itself = that
• その + noun = that + noun

So:

• それ = that
• その映画 = that movie

You cannot normally say それ映画.