| Japanese |
English |
| (行く/行かない) つもりです |
plan to go/ do not plan to go [not used to ask about a superior's intentions or plans] |
| (行く/行かない) はずです |
I expect he/she will/will not go; He/she is expected to/not to go. |
| (クラスを) とる [とります] |
take (a class) |
| (うんてんめんきょを) とる |
get (a driver's license) |
| おぼえる [おぼえます] |
to memorize |
| しかたがありません。/しかたがないです。 |
It cannot be helped. |
| もちろん |
of course |
| (reason-noun)で |
because of (reason) |
| 女 |
[おんな] female |
| 好 |
[す(き)] like |
| Verb Dictionary form + つもりです。 |
Plan to do~, Intend to do~ [not generally used when asking superiors of their intentions. The subject of a つもり sentence is generally 1st person, and 2nd and 3rd person are only used in a question] |
| Verb ない form + つもりです。 |
Do not plan to do~, Do not intend to do~ |
| Verb Dictionary form/ ない form + はずです。 |
To expect, is/is not expected to do~ [The subject is generally 3rd person. If it's 1st person, the sentence implies that someone else has an expectation that the speaker will do something] |