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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/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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その 石いしで 何なにを する つもり ？ 
What are you planning on doing with that rock?
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何 を する つもり です か ？ 変 な こと は 止 め て ください ！ 
What are you going to do? Please don't do anything weird!
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明日 は お 父 さ ん の 誕 生 日 だ から レストラン に 行 く つもり です 。 
My dad's birthday is tomorrow, so we plan on going to a restaurant.
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今 夜 は サッカー を する つもり だ けど もし 雨 が 降 っ た ら 体 育 館 で 運 動 す る 。 
I am going to play soccer this evening, but if it rains I'll exercise at the gym.
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弟 は 馬 に 乗 り た が っ て い る ので 明日 一 緒 に 農 家 に 行 く つもり 。 
My younger brother wants to ride a horse just once, so we are going to go to a farm tomorrow.
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明日 彼 女 は 東 京 に 行 く つもり だ そう です 。 
I heard that she is going to go to Tokyo tomorrow.
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朝 に 三 キロ を 走 る つもり です 。 
I plan on running three kilometers in the morning.
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来 年 も 同 じ 寮 に 住 む つもり だ 。 
I will live in the same dorm next year as well.

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AVerb: Dictionary Form
 
AVerb: ない form
 
 
つもりだ
Basic Examples:
走るつもりだ (intend to run)

負けないつもりだ (plan on not losing)

Related Expressions
よていだ
Where this grammar is found
Genki I: Chapter 10
Nihongo So-Matome N3 (日本語総まとめ）: 第３週　３日目
新完全マスター文法 N3: 第１部　１１課
新完全マスター文法 N4: 第１部　１８課
JLPT N4 / Intermediate: Sentence Endings ②


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来 年 新 し い 車 を 買 う つもり だ 。 (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:

来 年 新 し い 車 を 買 わ な い つもり です 。 (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:

来 年 新 し い 車 を 買 う つもり 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.'

 
Supposed to be A; intended to be A; assumed to be A
Used when something is expected/assumed/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/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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これ は ほんの 冗 談 の つもり だった 。 
It was meant as merely a joke.
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私 は 、 ほんの 親 切 の つもり だった の だ 。 
I was merely trying to be kind.
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紅 茶 と 言 っ た つもり だった ん ですが 。 
I meant to say 'black tea'.

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AVerb: Casual, past (た)
 
AVerb: て-form いる
 
ANoun の
 
Aい-adjective
 
Aな-adjective な
 
 
つもり
Basic Examples:
来たつもり (supposed to have come)

読んでいるつもり (intended to be reading)

男性のつもり (assumed to be male)

頭がいいつもり (assumed to be smart)

完璧なつもり (supposed to be perfect)

Where this grammar is found
Nihongo So-Matome N3 (日本語総まとめ）: 第３週　３日目
Nihongo So-Matome N1 (日本語総まとめ): 第６週　２日目
JLPT N4 / Intermediate: Sentence Endings ①


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～つもりで、＝with the intention of, as, as if
The following clause doesn't always need to be contradictory. you could say：
「明日に試験があるつもりで、私はましめに勉強した。」"I studied hard as if there was a test tomorrow."
5 years ago
sschroer - Level 2
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when followed by で and a contradictory statement, it can mean 'although (action was meant), (opposite happened) - for example: 冗談のつもりで言ったのに，本気にされてしまった。 I meant it as a joke but i was taken seriously.
11 years ago
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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/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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私 は 東 京 で 一 人 暮 ら し を する つもり で 、 お 金 を 貯 め て き た 。 
Intending to live on my own in Tokyo, I saved my money.
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マラソン 大 会 に 参 加 す る つもり で 練 習 し て き ま し た 。 
Intending to participate in a marathon, I practiced in advance.

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AVerb: Dictionary Form
つもり
で
Basic Examples:
行くつもりで (intending to go)



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Discussion about this grammar
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顔無し
Years Studied: 1
Studying: JLPT 4級
Level: 1, 好 : 2
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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11 years ago
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マイコー
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I don't believe so, but hopefully someone else can chime in.
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11 years ago
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恵理子
Years Studied: 5
Studying: JLPT N1
Level: 1, 好 : 658
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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11 years ago
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マイコー
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 Level: 122, 好 : 6,897
Got it!
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11 years ago
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恵理子
Years Studied: 5
Studying: JLPT N1
Level: 1, 好 : 658
Great!
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11 years ago
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
Studying: 自分のため、日本語教師だから
Level: 955, 好 : 5,016
‾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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11 years ago (Edited 11 years ago.)
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
Studying: 自分のため、日本語教師だから
Level: 955, 好 : 5,016
not sure if this should be a separate grammar point or not: what about つもりで? for example 冗談のつもりで言ったのに，本気にされてしまった。 I meant it as a joke but i was taken seriously.
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11 years ago
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マイコー
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 Level: 122, 好 : 6,897
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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11 years ago
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
Studying: 自分のため、日本語教師だから
Level: 955, 好 : 5,016
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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11 years ago
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マイコー
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 Level: 122, 好 : 6,897
I think that'd be fine as a usage note under the first usage.
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11 years ago
shirothekiller
Level: 1, 好 : 210
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 来年新しい車を買わないつもりです。 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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10 years ago
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マイコー
Site admin
 Level: 122, 好 : 6,897
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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10 years ago
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マイコー
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 Level: 122, 好 : 6,897
Fixed, thank you!
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8 years ago
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gdartfow
Level: 862, 好 : 349

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 「私は、本の親切なつもりだった」 and not 「私は、本の親切のつもりだっただだ」.

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5 years ago
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マイコー
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 Level: 122, 好 : 6,897

Taking care of it now, thanks!

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5 years ago



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