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N4 Lesson 9: 12/16

予定(よてい)だPlan to, Intend to

Structure

Verb + 予定 + だ
Noun + の + 予定 + だ

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About よていだ

予定(よてい)だ is an expression that functions very similarly to つもりだ 'to intend to do'. The primary difference being that 予定(よてい) is a 'plan', rather than an 'intention'. Due to this, 予定(よてい) is used far more frequently for things that you have formal plans to do (like meeting a friend for lunch).

To use 予定(よてい), just attach it to the non-past form of a verb, or to a noun (after inserting の).

Caution

If だ or です is not added after 予定(よてい), it will imply that 予定(よてい) is simply modifying the verb/noun that comes before it, rather than being a standalone 'plan'. This is similar to the difference between saying something like 'I have plans to eat with a friend' (natural), vs 'I have an eating with a friend plan' (unnatural).

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Examples

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    会議(かいぎ)は月曜日(げつようび)の予定(よてい)です。

    The meeting is planned for Monday.

    学校(がっこう)で研究(けんきゅう)をする予定(よてい)です。

    I plan to do research at school.

    卒業(そつぎょう)してから、仕事(しごと)を探(さが)す予定(よてい)です。

    After graduating, I plan to look for a job.

    電気代(でんきだい)が高(たか)くなるけど、エアコンを点(つ)けておく予定(よてい)だ。

    The electric bill might be high, but I plan to leave the air conditioner on.

    いつ日本語(にほんご)を勉強(べんきょう)し始(はじ)める予定(よてい)ですか。

    When do you plan to start studying Japanese?

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      よていだ – Grammar Discussion

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      • zyoeru

        zyoeru

        I have a question, sorry if it sounds silly.

        The sentence below requires casual form:
        なるべく早く日本語にほんごを喋れるようになる _______

        However, it only accepts 予定だ. I assumed that with 予定 being a noun you could omit だ casually, is this not the case with 予定?

      • Pushindawood

        Pushindawood

        @zyoeru Hey! It is not quite the same as つもり which is a dependent noun. Without the copula だ or です, 予定 is simply a noun modified by the verb or noun that comes before it.

        行くよてい - “A plan to go” (lit. “a go plan”)
        行くよていだ - “(I) plan to go,” “A plan to go is in place/exists,” or “There is a plan to go.” - There is intent/purpose rather than just a kind of plan.

        Therefore, for 予定 to indicate a presence of intention or plan, it should be attached to the copula だ/です. Cheers!

      • durtle9831

        durtle9831

        The link to the Japanese Page in the readings section broke, but there is a Wayback machine version
        https://web.archive.org/web/20180325085601/http://www.thejapanesepage.com/grammar/chapter_four/yotei_tsumori/

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