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Ending sentence with ～だもの or ～ですもの
I've been listening songs and anime dialogues that end sentences with ～もの or even cuter version ～もん for so long that I am able to see how the word denotes reasons or excuses like:
おなか空{す}いたもん (when the character was asked why she finished the cake…
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What does もんね mean?
Consider the following sentence.
お金持{かねも}ちになるもんね。
What does the 「もんね」 mean?
Without もんね、i.e. 「お金持ちになる。」, it means "becomes rich"。
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Understanding the sentence 朝のラッシュは何とかならないものか
I encountered the following multiple-choice question on page 118 (question 4 in section 3) of my JLPT N2 grammar textbook 「新完全マスター文法 日本語能力試験Ｎ２」:
朝のラッシュは何とか（ ）ものか。
ａ ならない ｂ しない ｃ なれない
I had little clue and guessed 「ｃ なれない」. The answer given…
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Is this ~もので a grammar pattern?
I came across this JLPT N1 sentence:
人生はなにが幸いするかわからないもので、たぶん、あれはあれでよかったんじゃないかと思う。
My literal translation:
Life is a thing in which we don't know what will prove fortunate, but
I think this is probably good in its own way.
What nuance, if any,…
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Question about the usage of もの and こと in Shinkanzen Master N2 Grammar
This question is from one of the practice tests in the Shikanzen Master N2 Grammar.
あの人が( ) 。遊んでばかりですよ。
a) まじめなことですか
b) まじめなものですか
c) まじめなはずですか
d) まじめというものですか
I answered c as my thought process was that it says something along the lines of: "Was…
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What is this もの referring to?
This sentence is found in the author's introduction to a Japanese listening study book.
本書「中～上級編」は、こうした学習者の会話能力の底上げのために日本語教室で５年以上にわたり、１０００人以上の学習者に使われてきたものを修正し改良を加えたものです。
My translation: "To help raise the conversational skills of these students,…
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Is ものもある a grammar pattern?
From here:
ウイルスが入らないようにするソフトの中には、このメールのウイルスを見つけることができないものもあります。
There is also a feature where you can't find these e-mail viruses in the software whose purpose is to make sure that there are no virsues.
I'm unsure how to deal with もの in this…
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Understanding ものだ to make general statements
I'm trying to understand the use of ものだ to make generalised statements. I think I failed to use it correctly in this sentence (note that this question has a different emphasis from the link).
I'll start with a use of ものだ which I know is correct, so…
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Meaning of Counter + もの
何枚ものお札をつかんで窓口にいく
I found the above sentence in this post. What is the meaning of もの here? Does it only come after counters, or can it be added to any noun? I've looked in several dictionaries, but cannot figure out which definition this もの comes…
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