Can the word 物 refer to a person?

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In the [使い分け] part of this page :

It doesnt' answer your question, but maybe you confusion comes from 者{もの}, that can refer to a person. — Gumamori, Jun 12, 2018 at 15:55
Don't worry @Gumamori it's solved, I didn't read correctly the sentences and I thought that [大勢の人を使いこなす] was an example of the first sentence but it is not the case. Though the first sentence is a little bit misleading according to me because it is supposed to give the complete meaning of the verb 使いこなす but gives only 物 as a possible object of the verb. — Jirei, Jun 12, 2018 at 16:35

Yuuichi Tam · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-13 06:53:11Z

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No. 物 can't mean a human. It explains 使いこなす and 大勢の人を使いこなす individually.

answered Jun 11, 2018 at 18:39

Yuuichi Tam

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Thanks and sorry for this question, I realized it's very silly and I can't delete it now.
– Jirei
Jun 11, 2018 at 18:47
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Better to ask the way than to go astray.(聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥)
– Yuuichi Tam
Jun 11, 2018 at 18:56
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でも、「物を使いこなす」と「人を使いこなす」を別々に説明してはいませんよね.・・・　最初に「使いこなす」は「*物*を・・・使う意」としておきながら、次の文で「大勢の人を使いこなす」というように物ではなく人を目的語にしていますから、「物」が人を指すものとして使えないのであれば、最初の説明と矛盾しているように思われるのではないでしょうか。
– goldbrick
Jun 13, 2018 at 5:00
厳密にいえば、「使いこなす」と「大勢の人を使いこなす」ですね。
– Yuuichi Tam
Jun 13, 2018 at 6:55

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