► 成句
物 [(2)もの] [物を言う] meaning: important rank: 2
☆ この仕事では経験が物を言う ⇨ Experience means a lot in this line of work
☆ 世の中結局金が物を言う ⇨ In the end money talks in this world
物 [もの] [物にする] [coll] meaning: obtain rank: 2
☆ 最初は出来なかったが、猛練習して物にした ⇨ I wasn’t able to do it first, but practiced really hard and got it. Now I can do it (☛ Note the accent (or lack thereof))
物 [(2)もの] [物を言う] meaning: say rank: 2
☆ 彼の無責任さには呆れて物が言えなかった ⇨ His irresponsible attitude left me speechless
☆ 彼は上司にでも平気で物を言う ⇨ He criticizes his boss in his face
物 [(2)もの] [良くした物] meaning: truth rank: 2
☆ 世の中よくした物で、捨てる神があれば拾う神がある ⇨ Things somehow work out in this world. Some dumps it and then some picks it up (☛ Used when the speaker feels his statement is an universal truth)
物 [(2)もの] [物を言わせる] meaning: use rank: 2
☆ 有力チームは金に物を言わせて有名選手を全て集める ⇨ The big teams make their money talk, use their money to their advantage, and gather all the famous players (☛ Use a resource to the maximum effect)
物 [(2)もの] [物ともしない] meaning: ignore rank: 3
☆ この車は悪路も物ともせずに走る ⇨ This car runs undeterred by bad rough roads (☛ Stay unaffected by adversities)
☆ 彼は批判を物ともせず計画を推し進めた ⇨ He pushed the project without getting deterred by criticisms (☛ Stay unaffected by adversities)
物 [もの] [物になる] [coll] meaning: success rank: 3
☆ あの若い選手は物になりそうだ ⇨ I think that young player is going to be really good (☛ Note the accent (or lack thereof))
► 名詞
物 [(2)もの] [coll] meaning: possession rank: 1
☆ 人の物に手を出すな ⇨ Keep your hands off other people’s stuff
☆ 私はあなたの物よ ⇨ I am yours
物 [(2)もの] meaning: thing rank: 1
☆ どんなに物を買っても心は満たされなかった ⇨ No matter how many things I bought I still felt empty inside
☆ 何か必要な物は有る？ ⇨ Is there anything you need?
☆ 彼とは共感する物が全くない ⇨ I have nothing to share with him
☆ 彼女には光る物が有る ⇨ She has a thing that shines. She has a special quality, talent
物 [(2)もの] meaning: indeed rank: 2
☆ 彼女はオリンピックで五位になったから大した物だ ⇨ She is quite impressive that she finished fifth in the Olympics (☛ Express the speaker being impressed, surprised, etc.)
☆ 時間が経つのは早いものだ ⇨ Time surely passes quickly, flies (☛ Express the speaker being impressed, surprised, etc.)
☆ この街も随分変わったもんだ ⇨ This town has changed a lot indeed (☛ Express the speaker being impressed, surprised, etc.. もん is a colloquial form of もの)
☆ 有名人の影響っていうのは凄いもんだ ⇨ The influential power of celebrities is indeed amazing (☛ Express the speaker being impressed, surprised, etc.. もん is a colloquial form of もの)
物 [(2)もの] [liter] meaning: that rank: 2
☆ 一体どうしたものだろう ⇨ I wonder what I should do (☛ Used like a relative pronoun “that”)
☆ 彼はその経験から学んだものと見えて、二度と同じ間違いを犯さなかった ⇨ It seems that he had learned from that experience, and he has never made the same mistake again (☛ Used like a relative pronoun “that”)
☆ 彼は権利を放棄したものとして扱われた ⇨ It was regarded that he had forfeited his rights (☛ Used like a relative pronoun “that”)
☆ 投げ捨てられたタバコの吸殻から引火したものと思われる ⇨ It is believed that the fire started from a cigarette butt thrown out (☛ Used like a relative pronoun “that”)
☆ 皆物理学の基礎知識があるものとして授業を進めます ⇨ I do my lecture on an assumption that all of you have the basic knowledge of physics (☛ Used like a relative pronoun “that”)
☆ 返答をしない場合は同意したものと見做される ⇨ If you do not respond it will be regarded that you have agreed (☛ Used like a relative pronoun “that”)
物 [(2)もの] [物ではない] meaning: that rank: 2
☆ 彼の本当の意図は何かわかった物じゃない ⇨ You never know what his true intentions are (☛ Used like a relative pronoun “that”)
物 [(2)もの] meaning: truth rank: 2
☆ 人生とは思ったようには行かない物だ ⇨ Life won’t always go as you plan it. That’s the way life is (☛ Used when the speaker feels his statement is an universal truth)
☆ 何事も賛成する人がいれば反対する人がいる物だ ⇨ Whatever it is, some people agree and some people disagree (☛ Used when the speaker feels his statement is an universal truth)
☆ 物事は無理そうでも挑戦してみる物だ ⇨ You should challenge things even if they look difficult (because you never know) (☛ Used when the speaker feels his statement is an universal truth)
物 [(2)もの] [動詞過去＋もの] meaning: used to rank: 2
☆ 子供の頃あの川によく釣りに行ったもんです ⇨ I would go fishing on that river all the time when I was a kid (☛ A nostalgic recollection)
☆ 学生の頃は友達と一晩中話をしたものだ ⇨ I used to talk with friends all night long when we were in school (☛ A nostalgic recollection)
物 [(2)もの] [coll] meaning: win rank: 2
☆ 点の取り合いになればこっちの物だ ⇨ If we can make this into a slugfest, then the game is ours. We have an upperhand
物 [(2)もの] [なもので] meaning: because rank: 3
☆ うちの子供は野球が好きなものですから、よく球場へ連れいて行きます ⇨ My kids love baseball, so I take them to the ballpark often
☆ 用事があるもので、私は失礼します ⇨ I have to excuse myself because I need to take care of something
物 [(2)もの] meaning: spirit rank: 4
☆ 彼は物に憑かれている ⇨ He is possessed by an evil spirit
► 接尾辞
物 [(1)ぶつ] [tech] meaning: thing rank: 2
☆ 遺失物、廃棄物 ⇨ A lost item, discarded item
物 [(2)もの] meaning: kind rank: 2
☆ 彼の粘り強さは脱帽物だ ⇨ I have to take my hat off for his tenacity
☆ 感動物の映画 ⇨ A movie that touches your heart
☆ 私は時代物は好きではない ⇨ I am not really interested in period dramas
☆ 私は麺物が好きだ ⇨ I like noodle stuff, noodles in general
More examples:
- 両者には相通ずる物がある ⇨ The two have something in common
- 私みたいな年寄りから物を盗もうっていうのか？ ⇨ Are you trying to rob an old person like me?
- 彼は財力に物を言わせて選挙に勝った ⇨ He won the election using the power of his wealth
- 梅雨時は洗濯物が乾かない ⇨ Laundry won’t dry during the rain season
- 彼は食べ物を吐き出した ⇨ He spat out the food
- その最高裁判事は支持者から高額の贈り物を受け取っていた ⇨ The supreme court justice has been receiving expensive gifts from his supporters
- 物事が旨く行かなくてもやけになっちゃいけない ⇨ Don’t be self-destructive even when things won’t go well
- 植物が密生した森 ⇨ A forest where plants are growing extremely densely
- 建物が倒壊する危険性は無い ⇨ There is no danger of the building collapsing
- 彼は薬物の影響下にある ⇨ He is under the influence of substance
- 荷物はもう全部車に載せてある ⇨ All the luggage has been loaded on the car
- それはいい買い物だった ⇨ That was a good buy
- 彼女は洗濯物を畳んでいる ⇨ She is folding laundry
- 議論を通して物事を決めるのが民主主義の常道だ ⇨ Decide on things through discussion, that is the way democracy should be
- 沈殿物 ⇨ Sediment