GRAMMAR DETAIL

予定だ

be scheduled to; plan to

Follows the dictionary form of a verb or a noun to express a specific future schedule or established plan.

Examples

週末は家族と博物館へ行く予定だ。

I plan to go to the museum with my family this weekend.

来週の会議は午後三時に始まる予定です。

Next week's meeting is scheduled to begin at three in the afternoon.

Structure: Use 予定だ after a verb's dictionary form or after a noun followed by の.
Basic usage: 来週の会議は午後三時に始まる予定です。 presents the meeting's starting time as scheduled.

Intention and schedule
- 行くつもりだ emphasizes personal intention, while 行く予定だ emphasizes an established plan. 予定だ can also describe scheduled events, such as the start of a meeting.
The time of the plan
- A noun takes の, as in 出張の予定だ. 行く予定だった describes a past plan; the following context shows whether it was carried out.