Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – つもり (tsumori)

Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – つもり (tsumori)
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.

N3 GRAMMAR WITH つもり:
7. ～つもり
a. Meaning: believing that… (when in fact it is not so).

b. Structure: Noun + の/Vた/Vている/い-adjective / な-adjective + つもり

メールを送ったつもりだったが、届いていなかった。
Mēru o okutta tsumoridattaga, todoite inakatta.
I thought I had sent the email, but it did not arrive.

バッグにさいふを入れたつもりだったが、買いものをしようとしたら、なかった。
Baggu ni sa ifu o ireta tsumoridattaga, kaimono o shiyou to shitara, nakatta.
I thought I had put my wallet in my bag, but when I went to buy something it was not there.

この問題はわかっているつもりだったが、テストでは間違えてしまった。
Kono mondai wa wakatte iru tsumoridattaga, tesutode wa machigaete shimatta.
I thought I understood that topic, but in the exam I still got that part wrong.

まだ若いつもりだったのに、電車の中で席を譲られてショックだった。
Mada wakai tsumoridatta no ni, densha no naka de seki o yuzura rete shokkudatta.
I think of myself as still young, so it was a shock to be offered a seat on the train.

私は人より絵が上手なつもりだったが、美術大学に進学したら、もっとすごい人がおおぜいいた。
Watashi wa hito yori e ga jōzuna tsumoridattaga, bijutsu daigaku ni shingaku shitara, motto sugoi hito ga o o ze īta.
I thought I was better at drawing than others, but at art college there were many people better than me.

ぼくは彼女とは友達のつもりなのに、彼女はぼくと結婚したいらしい。困ったなあ。
Boku wa kanojo to wa tomodachi no tsumorinanoni, kanojo wa boku to kekkonshitairashī. Komatta nā.
I thought she and I were just friends, but she really wants to marry me. What a mess.