► 接続助詞
ものを [(2)ものを] meaning: even though rank: 3
☆ 彼は彼女に一言謝ればいいものを、意地を張ってそうしない ⇨ He just has to tell her he is sorry, but he is stubborn and won’t do it (☛ Even though all you have to do is …)
► 終助詞
ものを [(2)ものを] meaning: opinion rank: 4
☆ そこまで言わなくてもいいものを ⇨ You didn’t have to say that much, be so critical
☆ 止めとけば良いものを ⇨ You should’ve decided not to. You shouldn’t have done it
More examples:
- 二つの文書の内容に違いがある時は日付の新しいものを正とする ⇨ When there are discrepancies between the two documents, the one with a later date will be deemed correct
- 私はあの店ではいつも決まったものを注文する ⇨ I always order the same thing at that restaurant
- どうぞお好きなものを選んで下さい ⇨ Please pick one you would like
- 彼女はいつもよく考えないでものを言う ⇨ She always says things without really thinking
- 彼は人の立場に立ってものを考えるということをしない ⇨ He never thinks in other people’s position. He never puts himself in other’s shoes
- 赤ちゃんが食べたものを戻した ⇨ The baby vomited what she’d ate
- 好きなものを選んで下さい ⇨ Choose, pick, what you like
- 次の中から該当するものを全て選んで下さい ⇨ Please select all that meet the criteria from the followings
- 日本の政府と議会は英国のものを模範にして作られた ⇨ Japanese government and parliament were modeled after those of the UK
- 彼は人生で逆境というものを経験したことがない ⇨ He has never experienced any adversity in his life
- 結局金がものを言う ⇨ In the end money talks
- 今の時代本当の情報とそうでないものを取捨するのは大変だ ⇨ In this day and age it is difficult to sort out real information and fake one
- 脂っこいものを食べたらお腹を下した ⇨ I had a diarrhea after eating greasy food
- 日本では人にものを頼む時によく手を合わせる ⇨ In Japan you often put your hands together when you ask for something to someone
- 病人が食べたものを上げてしまった ⇨ The patient vomited what he had had