Grammar Info

N1 Lesson 4: 8/17

をものともせずMaking nothing of, Ignoring, In defiance of, Regardless of, Disregarding

Structure

Verb + の + をものともせず（に）
［い］Adjective + の + をものともせず（に）
［な］Adjective + な + の + をものともせず（に）
Noun + をものともせず（に）

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About をものともせず

をものともせず is a combination of the adverbial particle を, the noun 物(もの) 'thing', the particle とも 'even as', and the negative form of する paired with classical auxiliary verb ず, せず. The common translations of 'to make nothing of (A)', or 'in defiance of (A)' are quite close to the more literal translation of 'without making (A) a thing'.

As を must follow a noun, this expression may only be used after nouns, or nominated phrases.

をものともせず will often follow negative words which are being praised as something that a person was not affected by 'did not make a thing of' in their response to it.

Caution

をものともせず will not be used when talking about one's own actions.

  • 私(わたし)は嵐(あらし)をものともせず海(うみ)にドライブに行(い)った。
    Ignoring the storm, I went for a drive to the beach. (Unnatural Japanese)

Examples

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    上司(じょうし)の反対(はんたい)をものともせず提案(ていあん)を押(お)し通(とお)した。

    Making nothing of the objection of their superiors, they insisted on the proposal.

    厳(きび)しい経済状況(けいざいじょうきょう)をものともせず、アンブレラ社(しゃ)の株(かぶ)は急騰(きゅうとう)した。

    Regardless of the tough economic situation, Umbrella Corporation stocks shot up.

    清瀬(きよせ)灰二(はいじ)選手(せんしゅ)は肺(はい)がはげしくあえぐのをものともせずに、最後(さいご)まで頑張(がんば)って勝利(しょうり)した。

    Haiji Kiyose, ignoring his lungs desperately gasping for air, pressed on and managed to be victorious.

    彼女(かのじょ)は政敵(せいてき)からの揶揄(やゆ)をものともせず選挙(せんきょ)を戦(たたか)い抜(ぬ)き、大統領(だいとうりょう)の座(ざ)を勝(か)ち取(と)った。

    Disregarding the mockery from her political opponents, she fought to the bitter end and won the presidential seat.

    ダンディーさんは、体長(たいちょう)３(さん)メートルほどもある大蛇(だいじゃ)の攻撃(こうげき)をものともせず、器用(きよう)に捕(つか)まえ、素手(すで)で殺(ころ)したと言(い)う。

    Regardless of its attacks, they say that Mr. Dundee skillfully caught and killed a snake nearly 3 meters in length with his bare hands.

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