〜ものがある (~mono ga aru) — there is something ~ about it
A feeling you cannot pin down but clearly sense — 'there is something about it'.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
Listening to a colleague's farewell speech, or to a song, something moves you but you cannot say exactly what — that is when you say 「彼のスピーチには心を打つものがある」(there is something in his speech that touches the heart).
Meaning
- 「〜ものがある」= 'I can't put it into words exactly, but there is something truly ~ about it' — thought-through, softer and rather written (硬).
- 「毎日満員電車で通うのはつらいものがある」(there is something really hard about commuting on a packed train every day).
How to attach
- The plain present form of a verb or い-adjective + 「ものがある」directly
- With 「な」after a な-adjective: 残念なものがある
Versus what you know
N4Plain 「つらい」states a fact; 「つらいものがある」says it in a thought-through, softer way.
Watch out
- Present form only — no 「つらかったものがある」.
- It attaches only to words for the speaker's feeling or impression: つらい・残念な・すばらしい・厳しい・心を打つ・納得できない
- Say 「赤いものがある」「大きいものがある」and it is not this grammar at all — it just means 'there is a red thing'.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
毎日、満員電車で一時間通うのはつらいものがある。
まいにち、まんいんでんしゃでいちじかんかようのはつらいものがある。
There is something really hard about commuting an hour every day on a packed train.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) つらい = hard (the speaker's feeling) → we attach 「ものがある」 directly to the present form → the feeling "I can't put my finger on it, but it's really hard".
先輩の送別会のスピーチには、心を打つものがある。
せんぱいのそうべつかいのスピーチには、こころをうつものがある。
There is something in the speech at my senior's farewell party that touches the heart.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 心を打つ = to touch the heart (a verb for an impression) → 「ものがある」 on the 辞書形 → 「〜には」 says "in it" → you can't say what touched you, but something did.
ここまで頑張ったのにあきらめるなんて、残念なものがある。
ここまでがんばったのにあきらめるなんて、ざんねんなものがある。
Giving up after working this hard — there is something truly regrettable about it.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 残念 = regrettable (な-adj) → we keep 「な」: 残念な → we attach 「ものがある」 → 「なんて」 adds surprise: "a thing like that!".
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「彼の絵には、すばらしい＿。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: The form for 'there is something I can't quite name'.
すばらしいものがある = there is something wonderful in his painting. ことがある is experience, ものだ a general truth.
In which sentence is 「〜ものがある」unnatural?
💡 Hint: What tense is the word before it?
Only the present form goes before 「ものがある」; past くやしかった is wrong → くやしいものがある.
What is the difference between 「つらい」and 「つらいものがある」?
💡 Hint: 「もの」does not name exactly what.
〜ものがある = 'I can't say exactly what, but it feels that way' — soft and reflective, not a strong claim.
Your score: /3