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A1 Particle
ものかused to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true, emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. 'Like hell I will!'
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1.
as if (something untrue were actually true), like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
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ものか、もんか
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ライバル:「二度と君には負けるものか!」
Rival: "Like hell I will ever lose to you again!" {used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true, emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. 'Like hell I will!'}
客:「こんな場所、最悪だ!もう絶対来るものか!」
Customer: "This place is the worst! Like hell I will ever come back!" {used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true, emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. 'Like hell I will!'}
女性:「男性なんかに、女性の苦しみが分かるものか!」
Woman: "As if men could ever understand the struggles of women!" {used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true, emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. 'Like hell I will!'}
刑事:「あんなに小柄で優しそうな女性が犯人であるものか!」
Detective: "Could such a petite and gentle-looking woman really be the culprit? Like hell she is!" {used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true, emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. 'Like hell I will!'}
被害者:「あんなやつに私の気持ちが分かるものか!犯人には死刑を!」
Victim: "As if someone like that could ever understand my feelings! The perpetrator deserves the death penalty!" {used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true, emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. 'Like hell I will!'}
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