Japanese

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	By using a verb in the <strong>plain form + つもり</strong>, you can express your intention or plan to do something.
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	For example, if you are going to Japan in the spring, you could say <strong><ruby>春haruに日ni本honへ行iきます</ruby></strong>.
	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 <strong><ruby>春haruに日ni本honへ行iくつもりです</ruby></strong>.
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	See the below table for some example sentences using this pattern.
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	You can also use <strong>つもり</strong> with a verb in <strong>ない-form</strong> to describe what you are planning <strong>not</strong> to do.
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	And you can use <strong>つもりはない</strong> or <strong>つもりはありません</strong> to describe the absence of an intention.
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Expressing intention with つもり

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	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.
Meaning	I don't intend to go see that movie.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

topic particle	は ha
direct object particle	を wo
that ... (over there) ^adnominal	あの ano
movie	映えい画が eiga
not	ない nai
intention	つもり tumori
to go to see; to visit	見み　に　行いく mi ni iku

Japanese

ano eiga wo mi ni iku tumori ha nai.

Breakdown of ano eiga wo mi ni iku tumori ha nai.

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