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
Particle
1.
as if (something untrue were actually true), like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
Male term or language
All Forms
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!'
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客:「こんな場所、最悪だ!もう絶対来るものか!」
Customer: 'This place is the worst! As if I'd ever come back!'
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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!'
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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: 'Like hell such a petite and gentle-looking woman would be the culprit!'
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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 them could ever understand my feelings! Give the offender the death penalty!'
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