N4-G-017
Verb dictionary form＋よていです (Scheduled to)
Core / Schedules & Official Plans
👀 Layer A: Visual Guide
📝 Quick Summary
This grammar point is used to express an official schedule or a predetermined plan. Unlike “Tsumori” (which is about personal intention), “Yotei” is often used for business, travel, or events that are objectively decided and written in a calendar.
Structure: [Verb Dictionary Form] + よていです。
Noun Form: [Noun] + の よていです。
Example: ひこうきは 9じに しゅっぱつする よていです (The plane is scheduled to depart at 9:00).
🔗 Connected Grammar:
🔍 Layer B: Deepening
💡 Raya’s Hack
The “Official” Filter
When choosing between Tsumori and Yotei, ask yourself: “Would this be written in a public schedule?”
– “I plan to go to the gym” ➡️ Tsumori (Private choice).
– “The meeting is at 2 PM” ➡️ Yotei (Fixed appointment).
– “I’m going on a business trip” ➡️ Yotei (Official arrangement).
Using Yotei for personal things makes you sound a bit like a robot with a programmed schedule! Stick to Yotei for external or very certain plans.
🚧 Joy’s Mistake
Scene: Joy is talking about his weekend laziness.
Joy: 「しゅうまつは ずっと ねる よていです。」
(Shuumatsu wa zutto neru yotei desu.)
❌ Too official for sleeping!
Why?
Sleeping all weekend is a personal intention or choice. Using “Yotei” makes it sound like a formal event on a business calendar. Unless it’s a medical study, use “Tsumori desu” instead!
Correct: 「ねる つもりです。」
🔥 Layer C: Practice Loop
Master the Official Plans! (Hiragana and English only)
Level 1: Conjugation
Q1. Scheduled to go (いく)
Q2. Scheduled to arrive (つく)
Q3. Scheduled for a meeting (Noun: かいぎ)
Q4. Scheduled to meet (あう)
Q5. Scheduled for a trip (Noun: りょこう)
Level 2: Full Sentences
Q6. The plane is scheduled to arrive at 10:00.
Q7. I am scheduled to go on a business trip next week. (しゅっちょう)
Q8. The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow.
Q9. I am scheduled to meet Tanaka-san at 3 PM.
Q10. What are you scheduled to do today?
