〜つもり
JLPT N5:intend to
Says what you plan or intend to do. It describes a decision already made, so it sounds firmer than 〜ようと思う.
How to form it
- Put the verb in the dictionary form and add つもり.
- For a plan not to do something, use the ない form and add つもり.
- つもり is a noun, so the sentence ends with です when polite or だ when casual.
Examples
plan to
行く(to go)行くつもりです
plan not to
行かない(not to go)行かないつもりです
Example sentences
来年、日本に行くつもりです。
I intend to go to Japan next year.
今日はお酒を飲まないつもりです。
I don't plan to drink today.
Notes
- 予定 is a schedule rather than a personal intention: 明日出発する予定です means the departure is scheduled for tomorrow.
- Asking someone どうするつもりですか can sound like a challenge, especially to a superior.
- After a past-tense verb or a noun, つもり means "believed" or "meant as" instead: 冗談のつもりでした (it was meant as a joke).
Similar meaning
- 〜ようと思うthink I'll
"I think I'll…" — a decision you are making now, softer and less fixed.
- 〜ことにするdecide to
"I've decided to…" — reports the act of deciding rather than the plan.