GUIDED PATH · PHASE 5
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TRACK 7 · 7-8
～つもり: Intention & Plans
Use plain non-past verb + つもりです to express an intention or plan.
- Plain non-past affirmative/negative.
This supports planning language: I intend to test tomorrow, I plan not to change production, I intend to study tonight.
1. Plain verb + つもりです expresses intention
Use Vるつもり for intend to do; Vないつもり for intend not to do.
2. State plans with appropriate certainty
[{'label': 'I intend to test tomorrow.', 'sample': '明日テストするつもりです。', 'reading': 'あした テストする つもり です。', 'natural': {'en': 'I intend to test tomorrow.', 'es': 'Consulta el significado natural en español.'}, 'literal': {'en': 'tomorrow test — intention', 'es': 'Observa la estructura literal japonesa y el orden de sus componentes.'}, 'note': {'en': 'Plan.', 'es': 'Observa la forma anterior al patrón y la relación que establece entre las ideas.'}}, {'label': "I don't intend to change production.", 'sample': '本番環境は変更しないつもりです。', 'reading': 'ほんばんかんきょう は へんこうしない つもり です。', 'natural': {'en': "I don't intend to change production.", 'es': 'Consulta el significado natural en español.'}, 'literal': {'en': 'production topic — change-not — intention', 'es': 'Observa la estructura literal japonesa y el orden de sus componentes.'}, 'note': {'en': 'Negative intention.', 'es': 'Observa la forma anterior al patrón y la relación que establece entre las ideas.'}}, {'label': 'I plan to study Japanese tonight.', 'sample': '今夜、日本語を勉強するつもりです。', 'reading': 'こんや、にほんご を べんきょうする つもり です。', 'natural': {'en': 'I plan to study Japanese tonight.', 'es': 'Consulta el significado natural en español.'}, 'literal': {'en': 'tonight Japanese study — intention', 'es': 'Observa la estructura literal japonesa y el orden de sus componentes.'}, 'note': {'en': 'Personal plan.', 'es': 'Observa la forma anterior al patrón y la relación que establece entre las ideas.'}}]
3. Intention is about the person's plan, not an immutable schedule
For fixed schedules, other expressions may be more natural. つもり highlights intended action.
4. Seven-day intention planner
Write one Japanese intention for each of seven days. Include two negative intentions and at least three professional/study actions.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHEET
4. Seven-day intention planner
Create a 7-day planner with Vるつもりです / Vないつもりです. Add a checkbox to revisit whether each intention was completed.
Tip: on a foldable or tablet, use your pen directly on the page. Your strokes are saved in this browser as you work.
4. Seven-day intention planner
Create a 7-day planner with Vるつもりです / Vないつもりです. Add a checkbox to revisit whether each intention was completed.
5. Turn plans into reading/recall prompts
Use the linked Manabi Kōbō tool for focused transfer practice.
Japanese Adaptive Recall
Why here: Vる vs Vない before つもり should become automatic.
How to use it for this lesson: Add only weak intention patterns, not all seven planner sentences.
Review intention forms →Language IDE
Why here: The embedded verb is plain even though です makes the outer expression polite.
How to use it for this lesson: Label [変更しない] plain clause + つもりです.
Inspect intention structure →Mastery checkpoint
Answer from memory. If something fails, identify whether the bug is conjugation, particle role, or interpretation before retrying.
