JLPT N3 Grammar (tsumori de)

Meaning

with the intention of doing ~

Level: JLPT N3

How to use

Verb (た form)つもりで
Noun + の
tsumori de つもりで jlpt n3 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: (tsumori de). Meaning: with the intention of doing ~.

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Example #1

じょうだんのつもりでいったのです。
joudan no tsumori de itta no desu.
I meant it to be a joke.
Example #2

わたしはしんだつもりではたらいた。
watashi wa shinda tsumori de hataraita.
I worked as if there were no tomorrow.
Example #3

かれはそれをどんなつもりでいったのだとおもいますか。
kare wa sore o donna tsumori de itta no da to omoimasu ka.
What do you think he meant by that?
Example #4

りょこうにいったつもりでおかねをためている。
ryokou ni itta tsumori de okane o tameteiru.
I'm saving up money to go on a trip.
Example #5

わたしたちはつねにおきゃくさまのたちばになったつもりでこうどうします。
watashitachi wa tsuneni okyakusama no tachiba ni natta tsumori de koudou shimasu.
We always behave with the intent of taking the customer's point of view.
Example #6

れんしゅうだとおもうからしんけんにできないんだ。れんしゅうだとおもわないで、ほんばんのつもりでやってみろ！
renshuu da to omou kara shinken ni dekinai nda. renshuu da to omowanaide, honban no tsumori de yatte miro!
You can't do it seriously because you're thinking of it as practice. Don't think of this as practice and give it a go as if it were the real deal!
Example #7

しんだつもりでいっしょうけんめいはたらけば、それくらいのしゃっきんは１ねんでかえせる。
shinda tsumori de isshoukenmei hatarakeba, sore kurai no shakkin wa ichi nen de kaeseru.
If you work with everything you have, you can repay that kind of loan within 1 year.
Example #8

タバコをやめてからは、まいにち300えんずつちょきんばこにいれている。タバコをかったつもりで、おかねをいれるわけだ。おかねがたまったらじぶんへのプレゼントとしてなにかかうことにしている。
tabako o yamete kara wa, mainichi 300 en zutsu chokinbako ni ireteiru. tabako o katta tsumori de, okane o ireru wake da. okane ga tamattara jibun e no purezento toshite nanika kau koto ni shiteiru.
Since giving up smoking, I've been saving 300 yen daily in a savings jar. Basically it's the money I planned on spending on cigarettes. Once I save up a decent amount, I will buy myself some kind of present.

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