ものだ

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Formation

N2DegreeNeutralConversation
Verb
ものだ
I-adj
/Na-adj
ものだ
Variations
もんだ

Meaning

Used to express deep emotion, exclamation, emphasis, or a strong subjective feeling about a fact or state.

Note

Expresses a heartfelt exclamation about something being typical, remarkable, or surprising in the present or in general. It often carries a sense of 'it's only natural that...' or 'how truly...'. It emphasizes the speaker's subjective impression of a fact.

Examples

世界にはいろいろな人がいるものだ。

There really are all kinds of people in the world.

一ヶ月でこれほど日本語が上達するとは、驚くものだ。

To improve this much in Japanese in just one month, it's truly surprising.

あんなに小さかった子が、もう大学生になるとは月日が流れるのは早いものだ。

To think that child who was so small is already a college student, time really flies.

富士山頂から見た日の出は、実に美しいものだ。

The sunrise seen from the summit of Mt. Fuji is truly beautiful.

親というものは、実に不思議なものだ。

Parents really are mysterious things.

あの子は本当に素直なものだ。

That child is truly honest and obedient.

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