Today I am going to share the homework correction quoted from my JLPT course!
The student’s sentence is not correct. Can you find the mistake?

 

[Student’s sentence]

来年から中国語を勉強しようつもりです。

*らいねんからちゅうごくごをべんきょうしようつもりです。

 

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[My correction]

来年から中国語を勉強しようつもりです。
→来年から中国語を勉強するつもりです。

I plan to start studying Chinese next year.

 

しよう is the volitional form of する and is connected to と思う, meaning “I am thinking of doing, I will do.” つもり also means “to intend to do, to plan to do,” and using it together with a verb in the volitional form would be redundant. So use a verb in the dictionary form with つもり.

◎中国語を勉強するつもりです。
◎中国語を勉強しようと思っています。
×中国語を勉強しようつもりです。

 

While both express similar meanings, 〜ようと思う implies a more spontaneous intention, while つもり suggests a more concrete plan.

来年から中国語を勉強するつもりです。
(I’ll definitely start studying Chinese next year!)

来年から中国語を勉強しようと思っています。
(I think I’ll start studying Chinese next year…)

 

I hope my explanation helps you. 😊

 

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