Vocab Info

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!'

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Particle

      1.

      as if (something untrue were actually true), like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

      Male term or language

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    ものかもんか

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      ライバル:「二度(にど)(きみ)には()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!'}

      • N1

      (きゃく):「こんな場所(ばしょ)最悪(さいあく)だ!もう絶対(ぜったい)()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!'}

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      女性(じょせい):「男性(だんせい)なんかに、女性(じょせい)(くる)しみが()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!'}

      • N1

      刑事(けいじ):「あんなに小柄(こがら)(やさ)しそうな女性(じょせい)犯人(はんにん)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!'}

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      被害(ひがい)(しゃ):「あんなやつに(わたし)気持(きも)ちが()かるものか!犯人(はんにん)には死刑(しけい)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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