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"I plan to go"

patroclus

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Hi
As far as I know,
"Iku tsumori" means, "I plan to go", as well as "Iku yotei".

but, would this be correct?
"Watashi no kokorozashi wa iku no desu" or
"Watashi no kokorozashi wa iku koto ga desu"

Or just
"Watashi wa iku no kokorozasu"
"Watashi wa iku koto ga kokorozasu"

 
The use of "kokorozasu" makes it look like "going" somewhere is your ambition or goal in life. So, it's not quite natural, but I'll just correct strictly from the grammar perspective.

"Watashi no kokorozashi wa iku no desu"
"Watashi no kokorozashi wa iku koto ga desu"
-> Watashi no kokorozashi wa iku koto desu.

"Watashi wa iku no kokorozasu"
"Watashi wa iku koto ga kokorozasu"
-> Watashi wa iku koto wo kokorozasu.

HTH!

PS Yes, "iku tsumori" and "iku yotei" would be much better to say I plan to go!!
 
Watashi wa iku koto wo kokorozasu. ?
I supposed I had to use "ga" instead because kokorozasu appears as not transitive verb in WWWJDIC: Word Search
 
patroclus said:
Watashi wa iku koto wo kokorozasu. ?
I supposed I had to use "ga" instead because kokorozasu appears as not transitive verb in WWWJDIC: Word Search
I think you may be confusing "wa" and "ga" as subject particles (wa technically setting off the topic) with their function (after koto or no) of nominalizing verbs.

As a novice to the language, please forget about obscure words like kokorozasu for now and concentrate on the natural application of basic Japanese grammar.
For instance, use 'watashi wa' instead of 'watashi ga' unless there is a reason not to, explained fully in other threads, and stick with iku 'yotei' or 'tsumori' desu as epigene suggested.
 
What is the third level certainty word for intentions?
Example
Yotei = Plan to(100%)
tsumori = Intend to (50/50)
and there is a third = possible (<50%)
 
well, there's ikou to omou, which is kind of like "I just decided to go" and you can also use things like the maybe words like "iku ka mo shirenai," which probably puts the probability at around "I might go."
 
nice gaijin said:
well, there's ikou to omou, which is kind of like "I just decided to go" and you can also use things like the maybe words like "iku ka mo shirenai," which probably puts the probability at around "I might go."
行こうとおもいます is 'I think that I will go' or 'intend to go.' I think of it as roughly synonymous with tsumori, which may not be completely accurate but in any case it is something much intentional and probable than 50/50, "perhaps" or "maybe."
 
Why ikou to omou and not just iku to omou ??
 
ikou is volitional. Its more along the lines of 'i think i'll go' rather than 'i think i'll be going', although both sentences work.
 
This is the degree of certainty of "go" for me.
行きます:the highest level of certainty
行くつもりです:much more than 50/50
行く予定です::much more than 50/50
行こうと思います:much more than 50/50
行けたらいきます:50/50 literally,less than 50 pragmatically
(Many people use this phrase, but I don't like it.)
行かないかもしれません:much less than 50
行くかもしれません:near 0%
行きません:the lowest level of certainty
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行くと思います,行くでしょう are not recommended
when you are asked your will to go,
because they have nuance of irresponsible in this case.
 
I realize it isn't so common, but what about the certainty involved in
計画、for plan to go or making plans to go ? プラン as katakana is probably only used as a noun.

These are some examples that come to mind right away :
行く計画をしています(計画があります、計画を立ています)

英語の plan より、日本語の予定などのほうがいろいろな意味があるかもしれませんね。
 
wouldn't use of "keikaku wo tateru" imply that the main action of the sentence is to make plans, rather than to go? At least that's how it seems.
 
行くと思います,行くでしょう are not recommended
when you are asked your will to go,
because they have nuance of irresponsible in this case.
面白いですね。
行くでしょう→多分、日本語では、自分のことを話している場合、
「でしょう」という言い方はあまりしないでしょう。
自分のことを言っているのに、他人の事を言ってるみたいで変な感じがしますね。
でも、「行くとおもいます。」は、どこが問題なのかよくわかりません。
これは断りの返事として受取られますか。
 
I think the thing with 行くと思います is that you have to think about when you would use it. For example, take the sentence 彼はよく学校をサボるタイプなんだけど、明日に大切な発表があるそうで行くと思う。 In this example, whether he goes to school or not is not up to you; you are merely giving your thoughts on the matter. If you looked at it from 彼's point of view and still wanted to leave a little bit of uncertainty, my own personal thought is to change the second half of the sentence to something like 明日、大切な発表があるから多分行くんだよ。

If you are the subject and are talking about something that was out of your control--say if you were sick or something and hadn't been to school in a while--then もう元気になって明日は行けると思う would seem fairly natural while 明日は行くと思う would seem strange. After all, you are not in charge of whether or not you are capable of going, but assuming the choice exists (i.e. you're capable of doing so), then you are in charge of whether or not you go, and so 行くと思う, while grammatically correct, comes across as overly nonchalant or irresponsible.

But I'm not a native speaker, so one may come along at any second and shoot that little theory of mine down
 
Elizabeth said:
what about the certainty involved in
計画、for plan to go or making plans to go ?
nice gaijinさんの言うように,
「計画」という場合,行くことのcertainty については何とも言えません。

「行く計画をしています」がimply するのは「行く意志はある。しかし
あくまでも計画なので実際には行けないこともある」という感じです。

Elizabeth said:
でも、「行くとおもいます。」は、どこが問題なのかよ くわかりません。
「行きます」はかなり強い「行く」意志の表明です。
「行こうとおもいます」は「行きます」よりも弱いですが,
これ全体で「行く」意志を表しています。
「行くとおもいます」は「行きますと思います」に近い感じがします。
「行く」という自分の意志による行為について「と思います」と他人事のように
言うのは少し無責任な感じがします。

断りの返事として受け取られることはあまりないと思いますが,
「行きますか?」と聞いて,相手が「行くと思います」と答えたら
「あんまり行きたくないのかな」と思ってしまうこともあります。
 
jonny-mtさんの言う通りです。
他人の行為についてなら「行くと思う」は全然おかしくありません。
自分の行為についてでも,自分の意志では何ともできないような状況で
そのことを相手も分っているならば「行くと思う」も問題ありません。
 
恐らく、『行く』の後ろには「計画」を入れたら文章の焦点は
[plan, planning to go]に置かれています。計画をするということと、
実際に行くということは全く別のことですね。

WakaPさんの言うように、一般的に、計画という言葉は、
かなり強い意思を表していると思ったけれど。
「日本へ行く計画があります」と聞いた相手は
「ああ、そうですか」と言う事ぐらいしかできませんね。
 
「ああ、そうですか」はそっけなさすぎだから,
「いつ行くの?」と聞くのがいいと思いますよ。
「いや,まだはっきりとは決まってないんだけどね」というような
答えが返ってくる可能性が高い気がしますけど。。
 
そうですね。それで、次に、買い物を例にとってみましょう。

例えば。。。
客がスーパーに入って、「ここのスパゲッティミートソース」を
買う計画があります」と言ったら、店員にはどうしますか?
「そうですか」と言う事ぐらいしかできませんね。
 
「計画」 sounds very square and formal, more like a "project".
But a well-trained clerk would probably guide you to
the spaghetti corner rather than simply saying そうですか.
 
euske said:
「計画」 sounds very square and formal, more like a "project".
そうですね。 店では、客が、店員に使うには、堅苦しすぎて不自然です。
この場合、それは違和感がありますね。
「相手は一致することを強いられるのでしょう」。というお主なポイントだったけど。
 
なるほど。要は,
「「~する計画がある」と言われても,何とも言いようがないよね」
ということですね。了解。
 
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