Questions tagged [particle-mono]
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べきもの in this sentence
そして心が動かないと言った彼の、これが本来の甘さなのだ。
――本来の……例えば恋愛相手、恋人。そんな役割を持つ誰か。そんな存在が受け取るべきもの。
Context: The character "彼" asked the narration/main character a kiss. So the narrator narrates this
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What does "なんだもんなあ" mean?
同じ部屋とかもう慣れてるはずなのに"
当たり前のようにダブルべっどなんだもんなぁ
In the first line the character is like "We should be already used to sleep in the same room and yet"
By context I can gather the character is ...
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Meaning of もの in どこに入れたものかな? [duplicate]
どこに入れたものかな?
I wonder where I should put you?
The context is deciding which class to place a student in. I have two problems:
Why is 入れた in the past tense? At the time this sentence is spoken the ...
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Meaning of ものなんだろう in this sentence
What function does the もの server in this sentence? Wouldn't it work with just なんだろう?
He should be saying that the people who followed the idol group to the very beginning are even more emotional.
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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 ...
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Meaning of Counter + もの [duplicate]
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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