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ものか (mono ka)

JLPT N2 Grammar List

absolutely not…

You use ものか to emphasize strong denial or rejection.

 Formations 

Verb-dictionary form + ものか/もんか

 Examples  

かまうものか
Kamau mono ka.
I don’t care.

彼女がいつ結婚しようと誰がかまうものか
Kanojo ga itsu kekkon shiyou to dare ga kamau mono ka.
Who cares when she will marry?

私は二度と恋なんかするもんか
Watashi wa nidoto koi nanka suru mon ka.
I will never fall in love again.

私は二度とあの店に行くもんか。あの店のサービスはひどい。
Watashi wa nidoto ano mise ni iku mon ka. Ano mise no sābisu wa hidoi.
I will not go to that store again.Its service is horrible.

うれしいものか。困っているんだ。
Ureshī mono ka. Komatte iru nda.
I’m not at all pleased. I am not in a good situation.

あきらめるものか。私は最後までやり抜きます。
Akirameru mono ka. Watashi wa saigomade yari nukimasu.
I am absolutely not going to give up. I will persevere to the end.

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