Breakdown of shitagaki o hozonshita tsumori datta noni, kiete shimatta.
をo
direct object particle
だda
to be
〜て〜te
connective form
〜た〜ta
past tense
Questions & Answers about shitagaki o hozonshita tsumori datta noni, kiete shimatta.
What does 下書き mean here?
下書き means draft.
In this sentence, it refers to something like:
- a draft of a document
- an unsent or unfinished text
- a draft version of writing
So 下書きを保存した means saved the draft.
Why is there an を after 下書き?
The particle を marks the direct object of the verb.
Here:
- 下書き = draft
- を = marks it as the thing being acted on
- 保存した = saved
So 下書きを保存した means saved the draft.
Why is 保存した in the past form before つもり?
Because つもり often follows the plain form of a verb, and the tense of that verb shows what action the speaker believed they had done.
Compare:
- 保存するつもり = intend to save
- 保存したつもり = believe/think you saved it
So 保存したつもり means I thought I had saved it or I was under the impression that I saved it.
The past form した is important because the speaker is talking about an action they believed was already completed.
What does つもり mean in this sentence?
