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Plan to A; be going to A; intend to do A
  1. Plan to A; be going to A; intend to do A
  2. Supposed to be A; intended to be A; assumed to be A
    Used when something is expected, assumed, or intended to be A (but in reality is different)
  3. Intending to A
    Often followed by an action taken in order to accomplish A
 いし なに     
What are you planning on doing with that rock?
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What are you going to do? Please don't do anything weird!
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My dad's birthday is tomorrow, so we plan on going to a restaurant.
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I am going to play soccer this evening, but if it rains I'll exercise at the gym.
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My younger brother wants to ride a horse, so we are going to go to a farm tomorrow.
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I heard that she is going to go to Tokyo tomorrow.
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I plan on running three kilometers in the morning.
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I will live in the same dorm next year as well.
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AVerb: Dictionary Form
 
AVerb: ない form
 
 
つもり
Basic Examples:
つもりだ (intend to run)

けないつもりだ (plan on not losing)

Related Expressions
よていだ
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              (correct)

I am going to buy a new car next year.

The negation "am not going to A/do not plan to A" can be written in two ways. The first involves changing A to the negative form:

                 (correct)

I plan on not buying a new car next year.

This holds the connotation of 'Plan to not do A'.
The second method replaces the だ after つもり with は ありません:

                   (correct)

I do not plan on buying a car next year.

This form is more along the lines of 'have no plans to A' or 'do not intend to A.'

Grammar usage notes

Expresses strong intentions and convictions, as well as plans.
Verb plain + tsumori + da/desu = I intend to do something
plain verb alone = no particular strong intention (Tokyo ni iku)
tsumori = strong intention (Tokyo ni ikutsumori da)
yotei = everything is planned and ready (Tokyo ni iku yotei desu, I have already booked train and hotel)

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Supposed to be A; intended to be A; assumed to be A
Used when something is expected, assumed, or intended to be A (but in reality is different)
  1. Plan to A; be going to A; intend to do A
  2. Supposed to be A; intended to be A; assumed to be A
    Used when something is expected, assumed, or intended to be A (but in reality is different)
  3. Intending to A
    Often followed by an action taken in order to accomplish A
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It was meant as merely a joke.
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I was merely trying to be kind.
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I meant to say 'black tea'.
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AVerb: Casual, past (た)
 
AVerb: て-form いる
 
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Aい-adjective
 
Aな-adjective
 
 
つもり
Basic Examples:
もり (supposed to have come)

んでもり (intended to be reading)

もり (assumed to be male)

いいもり (assumed to be smart)

もり (supposed to be perfect)

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Grammar usage notes

when followed by で and a contradictory statement, it can mean 'although (action was meant), (opposite happened) - for example: のつもりでったのに,にされてしまった。 I meant it as a joke but i was taken seriously.
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mysticfive
Level: 2012
~つもりで、=with the intention of, as, as if
The following clause doesn't always need to be contradictory. you could say:
があるつもりで、はましめにした。」"I studied hard as if there was a test tomorrow."
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Level: 2

Questions/Discussion

How do you know when to conjugate the inside (e.g. verb/adjective/noun) to be in past tense (e.g.むずしかったつもりです) or the つもり (e.g. むずかしいつもりでした)?
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Kilrua
Level: 119
 
Intending to A
Often followed by an action taken in order to accomplish A
  1. Plan to A; be going to A; intend to do A
  2. Supposed to be A; intended to be A; assumed to be A
    Used when something is expected, assumed, or intended to be A (but in reality is different)
  3. Intending to A
    Often followed by an action taken in order to accomplish A
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Intending to live on my own in Tokyo, I saved my money.
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Intending to participate in a marathon, I practiced in advance.
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I am saving money in order to buy a new personal computer.
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つもり
Basic Examples:
もり (intending to go)

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Level: 1
I have a small question about the advanced notes section. I was just curious if there was any real difference between the two ways of forming the negative (I do not intend). Or rather, do people generally use one over the other for any reason?
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マイコー
Level: 300
I don't believe so, but hopefully someone else can chime in.
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Level: 1
A small info that might be useful:

つもりはありません is a stronger negation than ないつもりです.

Perhaps you could add that to the advanced section.
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マイコー
Level: 300
Got it!
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Great!
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mysticfive
Level: 2012
‾つもりありません means along the lines of 'don't plan/intend to do ‾,' whereas ‾ないつもりです is along the lines of 'intend not to do‾.' The difference is slight but there ^.‾
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mysticfive
Level: 2012
not sure if this should be a separate grammar point or not: what about つもりで? for example のつもりでったのに,にされてしまった。 I meant it as a joke but i was taken seriously.
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マイコー
Level: 300
1. Will add clarification on the negative forms.
2. Do you disagree that your example is covered in the 'supposed to [A]' meaning? (The only difference I see is that it doesn't currently denote the で in the usage pattern).
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mysticfive
Level: 2012
I'm not sure if it's covered, mostly because of the usage - with this version there needs to be a contradictory statement afterward. Could fall under this page, but I don't know
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マイコー
Level: 300
I think that'd be fine as a usage note under the first usage.
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shirothekiller
Level: 1
under the advanced notes I think it might be easier for people to understand the difference between the two if you change the translation of しいわないつもりです。 from I do not plan on buying a car next year. to I plan on not buying a car next year.
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マイコー
Level: 300
Thanks - this was already brought up in the notes below it, but it helps to unify the meanings and the notes. Done!
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マイコー
Level: 300
Fixed, thank you!
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gdartfow
Level: 1918

I down-voted the second sentence of the second meaning, but the window disappeared before I could enter my correction. I think it should be 「は、なつもりだった」 and not 「は、のつもりだっただだ」.

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マイコー
Level: 300

Taking care of it now, thanks!

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