ものか
(mono ka)
As if; like hell
Usage Frequency
SOMEWHAT COMMON
N2
JLPT
ものか
(mono ka)
As if; like hell
Usage Frequency
SOMEWHAT COMMON
N2
JLPT
Definition
Expresses disbelief or refusal in a strong, emphatic way.
How to Use
Verb dictionary form + ものか
Common Usage
Verb dictionary form + ものか
Context, Limitations and Specificities
When to use?
Used to express strong negation or disbelief, often emphatically rejecting someone's statement or suggestion.
Limitations and specificities
It is often used in a rhetorical question format for emphasis.
More common in spoken Japanese and casual conversation.
Typically used by men or in situations where strong emotion is expressed.
Example Sentences
こんな本を読むものか。
こんなほんをよむものか。
Konna hon o yomu mono ka.
As if I'd read such a book.
雨の日に外に行くものか。
あめのひにそとにいくものか。
Ame no hi ni soto ni iku mono ka.
Like hell I'd go outside on a rainy day.
彼が来るものか。
かれがくるものか。
Kare ga kuru mono ka.
As if he would come.
そんなこと信じるものか。
そんなことしんじるものか。
Sonna koto shinjiru mono ka.
Like hell I'd believe that.
彼は優しい人だなんて、あるものか。
かれはやさしいひとだなんて、あるものか。
Kare wa yasashii hito da nante, aru mono ka.
As if he could be a nice person.
あなたに負けるものか。
あなたにまけるものか。
Anata ni makeru mono ka.
No way I'd lose to you.
彼女が嘘をつくものか。
かのじょがうそをつくものか。
Kanojo ga uso o tsuku mono ka.
Like hell she'd lie.
このテストで失敗するものか。
このてすとでしっぱいするものか。
Kono tesuto de shippai suru mono ka.
As if I'd fail this test.
彼と結婚するものか。
かれとけっこんするものか。
Kare to kekkon suru mono ka.
No way I'd marry him.
今さら戻るものか。
いまさらもどるものか。
Imasara modoru mono ka.
Like hell we'd go back now.