判断・推量N3

〜ものだ

it's natural that... / one should... / how...!

Structure

V/い形(普通形)+ ものだ

Explanation

Several uses: ① general truth; ② recollection or exclamation; ③ obligation. Attaches to plain forms + ものだ.

Examples

人間は間違いを犯すものだ。

People are bound to make mistakes.

子供の頃は、よく川で遊んだものだ。

When I was a child, I used to play in the river.

Note

ものだ expresses general truths, exclamations or recollection; note the difference from もの (reason).

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