〜たものだ (~ta mono da) — used to
"We used to do that, back then" — looking fondly at the past.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- 「〜たものだ」looks back on something you used to do regularly: 「子どもの頃、よく川で遊んだものだ」= as a child I often played in the river.
- It carries a soft, fond, nostalgic tone, so よく usually sits alongside.
How to attach
In speech you hear 「〜たもんだ」.
Versus what you know
N3Note that 「〜ものだ」without た is different: that one means "that's how things are".
Watch out
It is not for one-off events — only for repeated, habitual ones.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
子どもの頃、よく川で遊んだものだ。
こどものころ、よくかわであそんだものだ。
When I was a child, I used to play in the river a lot.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 遊ぶ → た-form 遊んだ → attach ものだ to it → putting よく in front makes it a memory: 'I used to do it often'.
学生の頃は、夜おそくまで話したものだ。
がくせいのころは、よるおそくまではなしたものだ。
When we were students, we used to talk late into the night.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 話す → た-form 話した → attach ものだ → it becomes a memory of days gone by.
昔はこの道をよく歩いたもんだ。
むかしはこのみちをよくあるいたもんだ。
I used to walk this road a lot back then.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 歩く → た-form 歩いた → in casual speech ものだ is said as もんだ → 歩いたもんだ.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「昔はよく映画を見＿ものだ。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: It's about the past.
た-form + ものだ = I used to do it.
What kind of thing does 「〜たものだ」describe?
💡 Hint: A repeated, habitual action.
Only for old habits that repeated.
Which word often comes in front?
💡 Hint: The one meaning "often".
よく strengthens the sense of doing it often.
Your score: /3