〜ものか: This phrase shows strong disagreement. It means "No way!" or "Absolutely not!". You use it to say the opposite of what was just said.

〜ものか

This phrase shows strong disagreement. It means "No way!" or "Absolutely not!". You use it to say the opposite of what was just said.

N2 KMT6CasualStandardSentence Ending ParticleMixedMasculineFunctional Patterns With MonoGrammar

Verb [dictionary form] + ものかPrimary

い-Adjective + ものか

な-Adjective + な + ものか

Noun + な + ものか

This phrase shows strong disagreement. It means "No way!" or "Absolutely not!". You use it to say the opposite of what was just said.

あんな失礼な店、二度と行くものか。

As if I'd ever go to a rude store like that again! Absolutely not.

CasualNon PastNegativeSentence EndingEmphaticFood & Dining Daily Life

彼の涙を見て、許すものかと思っていたが、つい心が揺らいでしまった。

Seeing his tears, I had thought 'as if I'd forgive him', but my heart ended up wavering.

NeutralPastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeEmotions & Psychology Family & Relationships

この企画が簡単なものか。実現するには課題が山積みだ。

As if this project is simple! There is a mountain of challenges to make it a reality.

CasualNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingEmphaticWork & Career Business & Finance

俺がこの勝負に負けるもんか！絶対に勝ってみせる！

As if I'm going to lose this match! I'll definitely show you I can win!

RoughNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingVolitionalSports & Martial Arts Games

こんなに難しいパズル、子供に解けるものか。

There's no way a child could solve a puzzle this difficult.

NeutralNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingEmphaticGames Education

This is different from "〜というものではない". "〜ものか" shows your strong feelings. You are saying "No way!" or "I would never do that!". "〜というものではない" is more about a general idea. It means "It's not always true" or "It's not necessarily so".

Watch out: Don't mix up '〜ものか' and '〜ないものか'. Adding 'ない' changes the meaning a lot. 'やるものか' means 'I will not do it'. 'やれないものか' means 'I really want to do it'.

Don't use this when you talk about something that already happened. For example, don't say "I ate it, no way!"

Use this when you want to say "No way!" or "Absolutely not!" You are strongly denying something. It shows you feel very emotional about it. It is like saying "As if!"

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〜ないものでもない

This means something is possible. It is like saying, "I might be able to do it." It shows a weak or unsure possibility.

〜ないでもない

This phrase means "it's not that I don't..." or "I might...". You use it to say you are a little bit willing to do something.

辞書形

This is the basic form of a verb. It is what you find in a dictionary. You use it to make other verb forms.

〜ではないか

You use this to say something is true. You might be a little surprised by it. It is like saying, "Isn't it?"

〜わけがない

This means 'there is no way that...' or 'it's impossible that...'. You use it when you are sure something cannot be true.

〜か

This word makes a sentence a question. It is like putting a question mark at the end.

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〜ものか

This phrase shows strong disagreement. It means "No way!" or "Absolutely not!". You use it to say the opposite of what was just said.

N2 KMT6CasualStandardSentence Ending ParticleMixedMasculineFunctional Patterns With MonoGrammar

Verb [dictionary form] + ものかPrimary

い-Adjective + ものか

な-Adjective + な + ものか

Noun + な + ものか

This phrase shows strong disagreement. It means "No way!" or "Absolutely not!". You use it to say the opposite of what was just said.

あんな失礼な店、二度と行くものか。

As if I'd ever go to a rude store like that again! Absolutely not.

CasualNon PastNegativeSentence EndingEmphaticFood & Dining Daily Life

彼の涙を見て、許すものかと思っていたが、つい心が揺らいでしまった。

Seeing his tears, I had thought 'as if I'd forgive him', but my heart ended up wavering.

NeutralPastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeEmotions & Psychology Family & Relationships

この企画が簡単なものか。実現するには課題が山積みだ。

As if this project is simple! There is a mountain of challenges to make it a reality.

CasualNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingEmphaticWork & Career Business & Finance

俺がこの勝負に負けるもんか！絶対に勝ってみせる！

As if I'm going to lose this match! I'll definitely show you I can win!

RoughNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingVolitionalSports & Martial Arts Games

こんなに難しいパズル、子供に解けるものか。

There's no way a child could solve a puzzle this difficult.

NeutralNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingEmphaticGames Education

Don't use this when you talk about something that already happened. For example, don't say "I ate it, no way!"

Use this when you want to say "No way!" or "Absolutely not!" You are strongly denying something. It shows you feel very emotional about it. It is like saying "As if!"

Contrasts with(2)

〜ないものでもない

This means something is possible. It is like saying, "I might be able to do it." It shows a weak or unsure possibility.

〜ないでもない

This phrase means "it's not that I don't..." or "I might...". You use it to say you are a little bit willing to do something.

辞書形

This is the basic form of a verb. It is what you find in a dictionary. You use it to make other verb forms.

〜ではないか

You use this to say something is true. You might be a little surprised by it. It is like saying, "Isn't it?"

〜わけがない

This means 'there is no way that...' or 'it's impossible that...'. You use it when you are sure something cannot be true.

〜か

This word makes a sentence a question. It is like putting a question mark at the end.

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〜ものか

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〜ものか

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