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Grammar list

つもり

(Tsumori)

Expresses that one believes or feels like they have done something, even if the reality might be different.

Connection rules

  • +Verb (Past form) + つもり
  • +Noun + の + つもり
  • +Adjective + つもり

Examples

1.
若わかいつもりで無理むりをしたら、体からだを壊こわした。

Wakai tsumori de muri wo shi tara, karada wo kowashi ta.

I acted as if I were young and pushed myself, then I got sick.

「Regretting overexertion」

2.
鍵かぎを閉しめたつもりだったが、開ひらいていた。

Kagi wo shime ta tsumori da ta ga, hirai te i ta.

I was under the impression I locked it, but it was open.

「Finding an unlocked door」

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