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Grammar detail: つもりで

つもりで  having the intention of
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clause A plain form
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つもりで
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clause B
means
with the intention of doing A, B happened or I did B etc.
じょうだん
冗談
つもりいった
I said so by way of a joke.
むすめ
よろこ
ばせる
つもり
あたら
しい
ドレス
ってあげた
けど
よろこ
んでくれなかった

I bought my daughter a new dress with the intention of cheering her up, but she wasn't happy about it.
かのじょ
彼女
はな
つもり
こうえん
公園
おこな
った
けど
かのじょ
彼女
あらわ
れなかった

I went to the park with the intention of talking to her, but she didn't show up.
When clause B is an alternative action to clause A, this would typically be translated as 'instead of doing A, I did B'.
うんどう
運動
した
つもり
ある
いて
った

Wanting some exercise, I went for a walk.
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Kanji used in this grammar

ジョウ    superfluous   
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ダン    discussion   
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むすめ daughter   
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キ   よろこ to rejoice   
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シン   あたらしい    あら    にい- new   
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バイ   か to buy   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ワ   はな to talk   はなし talking   
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コウ   おおやけ official, public   
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エン   その garden, park   
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コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆ    い to go   おこな to take place   
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ゲン    present   あらわれる to appear   あらわ to show   
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ウン   carry; luck   はこ to carry   
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ドウ   うご to move, to stir   うごかす to shift, to move   
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ホ   フ   ブ   ある    あゆ to walk   
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