Meaning
Shows a planned action or scheduled event. It is used with the plain form of a verb or a noun.
Formation
- Dictionary form + 予定です: 出張する予定です
- A noun takes の: 会議の予定です
- つもり is your own decision, 予定 is what the schedule already says
When to use it
- Core use
- Plan to, be scheduled to
Example
来週大阪へ出張する予定です
I plan to go on a business trip to Osaka next week.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.