JLPT N4 grammar

〜つもりだmeaning and usage

Meaning

  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
  3. Intending to A

This point is also listed at N3.

How to form it

  • verb (dictionary form)/verb (nai-form)つもりだ
  • verb (ta-form)/い-adjectiveつもりだ
  • な-adjective (stem)なつもりだ
  • nounのつもりだ

How it is used

After the dictionary or nai-form: an intention you already hold, plan (not) to A. After the ta-form, an adjective or a noun＋「の」: what you believe is so, often unlike reality. It sounds firmer than 「〜ようと思う」.

Examples

  1. 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!

  2. 今年の夏休みは、どこにも行かないつもりです。

    I'm not planning to go anywhere this summer vacation.

  3. かぎをかけたつもりでしたが、ドアが開いていました。

    I thought I had locked it, but the door was open.