〜というものだ (~to iu mono da) — that is exactly what ~ is (common sense)
Judging a situation: 'by common sense, that is simply ~'.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
The 店長 says 「今日中にこれを全部終わらせて」and you grumble to a friend: 「それは無理というものだ」— 'that is simply impossible (anyone would say so)'.
Meaning
- 「〜というものだ」= look at a concrete situation and judge it: 'not my personal opinion — by common sense this is exactly ~'.
- 「困ったときに助け合うのが友達というものだ」(helping in trouble — that is what a friend is), 「それが上司というものよ」(that is what bosses are like).
How to attach
- N as is: 無理というものだ
- な-adj without だ: 非常識というものだ
- い-adj and verbs in the plain form: あつかましいというものだ・がんばれるというものだ
- In conversation: 「というもんだ」.
Versus what you know
- 「ものだ」① states a general rule of the world (薬は苦いものだ); 「無理というものだ」sticks a label — 無理・非常識・失礼・幸せ — on the particular case in front of you.
- N3「というわけだ」draws a logical conclusion ('so that is why'); this one gives a verdict, not a reasoning.
Watch out
- It is not used with words for your own feelings like 「うれしい」「悲しい」— it is a shared judgement, not an emotion.
- The negative 「〜というものではない」('it is not enough to just…') is a separate form; do not mix them up.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
今日中に全部終わらせろなんて、無理というものだ。
きょうじゅうにぜんぶおわらせろなんて、むりというものだ。
Finish it all by today? That is simply impossible.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 無理 = impossible (な-adj) → drop だ and attach 「というものだ」 directly → "by common sense, this is simply impossible" → 「なんて」 in front adds "a thing like that!".
困ったときに助け合うのが、友達というものだ。
こまったときにたすけあうのが、ともだちというものだ。
Helping each other in hard times — that is what a friend is.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 友達 = friend (N) → 「というものだ」 on the N as it is → the shared understanding "that's what a friend is" → 「〜のが」 shows which thing we mean.
人の物を勝手に使うのは、失礼というものだ。
ひとのものをかってにつかうのは、しつれいというものだ。
Using someone's things without asking — that is just plain rude.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 失礼 = rude (な-adj) → 「というものだ」 without だ → "whoever thinks about it, this is rude" → 「〜のは」 points to that particular action.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「夜中に電話するのは、＿。」— which is the correct form for 'that is just inconsiderate'?
💡 Hint: Does a な-adj need な or だ here?
な-adj and N attach directly: 非常識というものだ.
Which sentence is unnatural?
💡 Hint: Your own feeling, or a shared judgement?
「うれしい」is the speaker's own feeling — 「というものだ」does not go with emotion words.
「それが上司というものよ。」— what is the speaker saying?
💡 Hint: A wish, a memory, or common sense?
というものだ = 'that is what bosses are generally like' — a shared understanding.
Your score: /3