Structure
Verb + ものと思っていた
[い]Adjective + ものと思っていた
[な]Adjective + な + ものと思っていた
Noun + の + ものと思っていた
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物
About ものと思っていた
物と思う is made up of the noun 物 'thing', the case marking particle と, and the う-Verb 思う 'to think'. Regular translations include 'to believe that (A)', or 'to have confidence that (A)'. In a broader sense, this grammar pattern is just making use of one of the meanings of 物 as being something abstract that the speaker can reliably determine has all of the qualities of something concrete.
When 思う appears in the past tense as ものと思っていた, the most common translation is 'as I had believed was true of (A)', or 'I was under the impression that (A)'.
As もの is a noun, this pattern may follow any word in its attributive form.
As ものと思っていた highlights an impression of something that was true, contradictory statements will often appear in part (B) of the sentence following structures like が or けど.
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私は彼が拒否するものと思っていたが、予想とは逆に彼は賛成した。
I was under the impression that he would disagree, but contrary to expectations he agreed.
小説、勇者:「ドラゴンは伝説のものと思っていたが…。」
小さいドラゴン:「ガオー!」
Novel: 'I was under the impression that the dragons were things of legends.'
Small dragon: 'Rarrrr!'
子供の頃、森の中で迷った。てっきりこのまま死ぬものと思っていた(が救われた)
When I was a child, I lost my way in the forest. I was under the impression that I would die like this. (But I was saved)
てっきり漢字を学ぶのは退屈なものと思っていた。
I was under the impression that learning kanji would be boring. (But it is not)
A:「彼女が負けたなんて驚いたな。きっと勝つものと思っていたけど。」
B:「わたしもそう思ってた。」
A: 'Surprisingly, she lost. I was under the impression that she would win.'
B: 'I thought so too.'
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