How to express the plan in Japanese

To express your intention or plan in Japanese, you will need to learn two special Japanese words. The first Japanese word is yotei, which literally means plan. To use yotei, you will need to place this Japanese word right after a Japanese verb in dictionary form or in the negative form. Let’s start with the dictionary form.

Kyou wa gakkou he iku yotei desu

I plan to go to school today.

Konya wa tomodachi no, i.e. he tomaru yotei desu.

I plan to stay at my friend’s house today.

As you can see, by placing yotei right after the Japanese verb in plain form, you have already changed the meaning of planing. Now let’s look at some examples of negative forms.

Kare to awanai yotei desu.

I plan not to meet him.

Kane wo harawanai yotei desu.

I plan not to pay.

Just conjugate the simple Japanese verb in the negative form first and then put a yotei after it, just right? Now let’s take a look at the second word tsumori which means intention. Using tsumori is the same as using yotei, you just need to place go right after the Japanese verb in the simple or negative form.

Omae to iku tsumori da.

I intend to go with you.

Kare to tomachi ni naru tsumori desu.

I intend to make friends with him.

Ashita wa, gakkou he ikanai tsumori desu.

I don’t intend to go to school tomorrow.

Kono hon wo yomanai tsumori desu ka?

Don’t you intend to read this book?

See how easy it is to make a Japanese expression plan. Just be sure to use the plan form or the negative form of the Japanese verb before using the yote or tsumori.