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もの・もん

V (dictionary form) + ものだ / もんだい-adjective (short form) + ものだ / もんだna-adjective / noun + な + ものだ / もんだV-plain + ものだ / もんだ (casual explanation)X ものだ / もんだ (when giving a reason for a previous or ongoing situation)

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

今日は疲れた。運転していたから、早く寝るものだ。

I'm tired today. I was driving, so I should go to bed early.

雨が降っている。予定を変えるもんだよ。

It's raining. You should change your plans because of it.

この辺は冬は寒いものだ。

In this area, winter is cold, you know.