〜つもりです
plan to ~
Express an intention, decision, or scheduled action.
Remember it
Put the future action into your plan with 〜つもりです.
Understand
Build the pattern
Sentence formula
How it works
「〜つもりです」 means "plan to ~". Structure: Verb dictionary + つもりです. This is a JLPT N4 pattern — the examples below slot different everyday and workplace words into the same structure so you can see how it behaves. Learn the structure, then swap in your own words.
When to use it
Use it for weekends, appointments, project plans, and personal goals.
Tone: Polite
A safe choice for everyday conversations, shops, school, and the workplace.
Use
Hear it in real life
Everyday life
Example 1週末に準備をするつもりです。
しゅうまつ に じゅんび を する つもり です。
shuumatsu ni junbi o suru tsumori desu.
I plan to do preparation on the weekend.
Everyday life
Example 2週末に到着をするつもりです。
しゅうまつ に とうちゃく を する つもり です。
shuumatsu ni touchaku o suru tsumori desu.
I plan to do arrival on the weekend.
At school
Example 3週末に入学をするつもりです。
しゅうまつ に にゅうがく を する つもり です。
shuumatsu ni nyuugaku o suru tsumori desu.
I plan to do school admission on the weekend.
Everyday life
Example 4週末に運転をするつもりです。
しゅうまつ に うんてん を する つもり です。
shuumatsu ni unten o suru tsumori desu.
I plan to do driving on the weekend.
Shopping & services
Example 5週末に注文をするつもりです。
しゅうまつ に ちゅうもん を する つもり です。
shuumatsu ni chuumon o suru tsumori desu.
I plan to do order (goods) on the weekend.
Make it yours
Choose one example. Replace one person, place, object, or time with a detail from your life, then say the new sentence aloud.
Recall
Test your memory
Recall practice
Can you say it?
1 of 5
Read the situation, look away from the answer, and say the Japanese aloud.
Your situation
I plan to do preparation on the weekend.
The answer is hidden. Try to use 〜つもりです.
Remember tomorrow
Save this pattern as a flashcard
Review the meaning and formula later so today’s lesson moves into long-term memory.