Japanese 227 - Expressing intention with つもり

By using a verb in the plain form + つもり, you can express your intention or plan to do something.

For example, if you are going to Japan in the spring, you could say 春はるに日に本ほんへ行いきます. This explains what you are going to do, but if you want to express your definite intention to do it, or if you are planning on it but not certain it will happen yet, you can instead say 春はるに日に本ほんへ行いくつもりです.

See the below table for some example sentences using this pattern.

We're planning to go to Kyoto in the summer vacation.私わたしたち　は　夏なつ休やすみ　に　京きょう都と　に　行いく　つもり　だ。watasitati ha natuyasumi ni kyouto ni iku tumori da.
I was planning to study Japanese today...今きょ日う　は　日に本ほん語ご　を　勉べん強きょうする　つもり　だった。kyou ha nihongo wo benkyousuru tumori datta.
The teacher is planning to visit her next week.先せん生せい　は　来らい週しゅう　彼かの女じょ　を　見み　に　行いく　つもり。sensei ha raisyuu kanozyo wo mi ni iku tumori.

You can also use つもり with a verb in ない-form to describe what you are planning not to do.

Shall we go to a restaurant tonight? I intend not to cook today.今こん夜や　レストラン　に　行いきましょう　か。　今きょ日う　料りょう理りしない　つもり　です。konya resutoran ni ikimasyou ka. kyou ryourisinai tumori desu.

And you can use つもりはない or つもりはありません to describe the absence of an intention.

I don't intend to go see that movie.あの　映えい画が　を　見み　に　行いく　つもり　は　ない。ano eiga wo mi ni iku tumori ha nai.
He wasn't planning to come to class today.彼かれ　は　今日きょう　授じゅ業ぎょう　へ　来くる　つもり　は　ありません　でした。kare ha kyou zyugyou he kuru tumori ha arimasen desita.
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