もの・もん
Meanings
- Because
- Reason
- the reason is
- for that reason
About this pattern
Explanation
もの・もん is a casual, spoken form of the explanatory ものだ/もんだ pattern. It is used to give a reason or justification in conversations, often a bit emotional or personal, and can express what happened because of a certain situation or to explain why something is the case. It tends to sound less formal than ので or だから, and is common in everyday speech. Use in casual contexts with friends, family, or colleagues, and prefer ものだ in more general statements or the more polite ものです in formal situations.
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Example sentences
I'm tired today. I was driving, so I should go to bed early.
It's raining. You should change your plans because of it.
In this area, winter is cold, you know.
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