N4 grammar

〜予定だ

Scheduled to

Formation

予定 states a plan that is already fixed, usually by a diary or an agreement rather than a wish. It is more settled than つもり, which is only what you intend. Announcements and itineraries run on it.

Examples

〜予定だ is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

  1. The extraordinary session of the Diet will last four weeks.

  2. The ambassador is leaving Japan tonight.

  3. What's your schedule for tomorrow?

  4. My sister is having a baby in June.

  5. The ship is arriving in harbor tomorrow morning.

The explanation is ours, written for this site. Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), each machine-checked to actually contain the pattern. Furigana is generated automatically, so a rare reading may be imperfect.