Verb つもり
〜tsumori
JLPT N4 Neutral
Formation
Verb-casual + つもり
Express the intention, plan, or determination to do something; 'I intend to', 'I plan to', 'I'm determined to'.
When to use
The plain-form "intend to/plan to".
Explanation
The ~つもり grammar point is used to express the intention, plan, or determination to do something. It can be translated as 'I intend to', 'I plan to', or 'I'm determined to' in English. It is used with verbs in the casual form.
Example sentences
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I plan to meet my friend tomorrow.
Ashita, tomodachi ni au tsumori desu.
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I intend to cook dinner tonight.
Konya, bangohan o tsukuru tsumori desu.
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I plan to study abroad next year.
Rainen, ryuugaku suru tsumori desu.
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I'm determined to climb the mountain this weekend.
Kono shuumatsu, yama ni noboru tsumori desu.
Intention (Plan To)
Corpus examples (60)
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I never meant to have you pay the bill.
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You're planning to go again tomorrow, aren't you?
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We are going to look into the disappearance of the money.
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I will buy a watch at the store.
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He will reconcile their dispute.
クリスには明らかにお金を返すつもりが無いので、ブライアンは怒っています。
Brian is mad because Chris obviously does not intend to return the money.
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I will ask him about it tomorrow.
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We are going to climb that mountain.
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Tom will have breakfast early tomorrow.
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I'm planning to read as many books as I can this year.
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Sorry! I didn't mean to scare you.
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I don't mean to make you worry.
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I won't divorce you unless you give me a good reason.
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We will take part in the marathon.
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I'll be meeting Tom in Boston early next week.
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What would you do if you were in my place?
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Are you going to pay a visit to China this fall?
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Kim means to be a diplomat in the future.
私たちはこの間来日したクラーク氏のために、歓迎会を開くつもりです。
We plan to have a welcoming party for Mr. Clark who came to Japan the other day.
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That politician won't meet you unless you grease his palm.
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He began by saying that he would not speak very long.
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We're still planning to go.
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I expected that I would visit him, but I couldn't.
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They intended to drill for oil.
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I'm going to learn German.