～たつもり

Today’s Question

京都大学きょうとだいがくに行いったつもりで勉強べんきょうした。
How much did I actually study?

Today’s Grammar Point:  ～たつもり

つもり means an “intention”, so つもり is often used with a dictionary form verb to express the speaker’s intended action in the future, but if つもり is used with a past tense verb, ～たつもり can express an assumption or conviction which may not necessarily true or real.

Connections

• [たform verb] + つもり
  たform verb is the past plain form of a verb

Examples

京都大学きょうとだいがくに行いったつもりで勉強べんきょうした。
I studied as if I went to Kyoto University.

親おやになったつもりで小さな妹いもうとの面倒めんどうを見みた。
I took on the role of a parent and cared for my little sister.

死しんだつもりで一生懸命いっしょうけんめい働はたらいた。
We worked as hard as we could.
(We worked hard as if we are no longer alive.)

駅えきまでタクシーに乗のったつもりで貯金ちょきんした。
I put away the money I would have spent on a taxi to the station.

あなたになったつもりで考かんがえてみました。
I tried looking at it from your point of view.

電源でんげんを切きったつもりだった。
I thought that I had turned off the power.

すっかり合格ごうかくしたつもりになっていた。
I was sure that I had passed.

かぎをここに置おいたつもりなのに見みつからない。
I thought I put my keys here, but now I can’t find them.

「きれいにそうじしたつもりです」「つもりじゃだめですよ」
“I thought I cleaned it all up.”—“Thinking isn’t good enough.”

やり方かたはわかったつもりになっていたんですが。
I thought I understood how to do it but ….

昨日きのう宿題しゅくだいを終おわらせたつもりだったんですが、最後さいごの問題もんだいが残のこっていました。
I thought I had finished my homework yesterday but the last question was not answered.

Answer to Today’s Question: I want to say I did a lot but I’m not sure.

For the actual meaning of the sentence, see above.

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