Breakdown of rainen atarashii machi ni hikkosu tsumori desu.
ですdesu
to be
にni
destination particle
新しいatarashii
new
町machi
town
Questions & Answers about rainen atarashii machi ni hikkosu tsumori desu.
Why is the verb in the dictionary form 引っ越す and not the polite form 引っ越します before つもりです?
With つもりだ／です, the verb before it almost always appears in the plain (dictionary) form, not the ます form.
- Correct:
引っ越すつもりです。 – I intend to move. - Incorrect / unnatural:
引っ越しますつもりです。
Grammar pattern:
- Plain verb + つもりだ／です
- 行くつもりです。 – I intend to go.
- 勉強するつもりです。 – I intend to study.
Even in polite speech, the politeness is carried by です, not by making the verb ます-form before つもり.
What exactly does つもり mean here, and how strong is the intention?
つもり means something like intention, plan (in my mind), or I’m thinking of doing....
In 引っ越すつもりです, it suggests:
- You personally intend to move.
- You have already decided in your mind.
- It can still change, but the decision feels fairly firm.
Roughly, in nuance:
- 引っ越したいです。 – I want to move. (focus on desire)
- 引っ越すつもりです。 – I intend to move. (focus on decision)
- 引っ越す予定です。 – I am scheduled / plan to move. (focus on external plan or schedule)
So つもり is about your own will/decision, not just an objective schedule.
What is the difference between つもりです and in a sentence like this?
