つもり

つもり
noun
intention, plan
1. intention, plan
Expresses the speaker's intention or plan to do something.
来年(らいねん)日本(にほん)に行(い)くつもりです。
I plan to go to Japan next year.
Expressing intention
手伝(てつだ)うつもりだったんですが...
I intended to help, but...
Past intention
来月(らいげつ)引(ひ)っ越(こ)すつもりだったけど、予定(よてい)が変(か)わった。
I was planning to move next month, but my plans changed.
2. belief, assumption
Indicates what the speaker believes or assumes to be the case (sometimes contrary to reality).
ちゃんとやったつもりです。
I believe I did it properly.
Expressing belief about one's own action
若(わか)いつもりでも、体(からだ)は正直(しょうじき)です。
Even if you think you're young, your body is honest.
Xのつもり = believing oneself to be X
説明(せつめい)したつもりだったのに、全然(ぜんぜん)伝(つた)わっていなかった。
I thought I had explained it, but it didn't get through at all.

つもり expresses the speaker's intention or belief. It follows the plain form of verbs or adjectives.

INTENTION (Sense 1):

  • Verb (plain) + つもり: 行(い)くつもり (intend to go)
  • Verb (negative) + つもり: 行(い)かないつもり (intend not to go)
  • Past intention: つもりだった (手伝(てつだ)うつもりだった — I had intended to help)

BELIEF/ASSUMPTION (Sense 2):

  • Past verb + つもり: やったつもり (I believe I did it)
  • Adjective + つもり: 若(わか)いつもり (thinking oneself young)
  • This usage often implies the reality may differ from the belief.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 予定(よてい): scheduled plan (more concrete, often external)
  • つもり: personal intention (internal, may not be fixed)

KANJI:
The kanji 積(つ)もり exists but hiragana is standard.

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Added 2026.1.7 21:53 · Revised 2026.3.26 21:02
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