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〜ものか・〜もんか

as if (I) would!, no way

Plain form + ものか / もんか / ものですか

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ものか is a strong, emotional refusal or denial: あんな店、二度と行くものか, "as if I'd ever go to that shop again!" It looks like a question, but it means "never".

It's used for the speaker's own determination (負けるもんか, "there's no way I'm losing!") or disbelief (信じるものか, "as if I'd believe that!").

In casual speech, it's もんか; a softer, more feminine version is ものですか.

Compare ことか, which is an exclamation of degree ("how very!"). ものか is always a flat rejection. The meaning is close to わけがない, but much more emotional.

Examples

  • あんな店みせ、二度にどと行いくものか。

    As if I'd ever go to that shop again!

  • 負まけるもんか。

    There's no way I'm losing!

  • こんな所ところで諦あきらめるものか。

    I'm not giving up here!

  • 彼かれの言いうことなんか、信しんじるものか。

    As if I'd believe anything he says!

  • こんなまずい料理りょうり、食たべられるものか。

    There's no way anyone could eat food this bad!

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