〜ものではない
N3mono de wa nai
one shouldn't; it's not right to
Formation
Verb-dict + ものではない
Chinese meanings
不应该;不该
Chinese formation
动词辞书形+ものではない
Chinese usage
依据常识或社会规范劝告别人不应做某事。
Chinese notes
口语可说ものじゃない或もんじゃない。
Examples
- 人の失敗を笑うものではない。You shouldn't laugh at other people's mistakes.不应该嘲笑别人的失败。
- 出された食べ物を残すものじゃないよ。You shouldn't leave food that's been served to you.端上来的食物不该剩下哦。
- 夜遅くに人の家に電話をかけるものではありません。One shouldn't phone someone's home late at night.不应该深夜打电话到别人家。
Notes
Advice based on common sense or social norms, often from an older person. Casual: 〜もんじゃない. Sounds more like general wisdom than 〜べきではない.
#advice#prohibition
Related N3 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('mono-de-wa-nai');
{
"id": "mono-de-wa-nai",
"pattern": "〜ものではない",
"romaji": "mono de wa nai",
"level": "N3",
"meaning": "one shouldn't; it's not right to",
"formation": "Verb-dict + ものではない",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "人の失敗を笑うものではない。",
"furigana": "{人|ひと}の{失敗|しっぱい}を{笑|わら}うものではない。",
"en": "You shouldn't laugh at other people's mistakes."
},
{
"ja": "出された食べ物を残すものじゃないよ。",
"furigana": "{出|だ}された{食|た}べ{物|もの}を{残|のこ}すものじゃないよ。",
"en": "You shouldn't leave food that's been served to you."
},
{
"ja": "夜遅くに人の家に電話をかけるものではありません。",
"furigana": "{夜|よる}{遅|おそ}くに{人|ひと}の{家|いえ}に{電話|でんわ}をかけるものではありません。",
"en": "One shouldn't phone someone's home late at night."
}
],
"tags": [
"advice",
"prohibition"
],
"notes": "Advice based on common sense or social norms, often from an older person. Casual: 〜もんじゃない. Sounds more like general wisdom than 〜べきではない.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "304fcce31e42ae32e5149bdafdceb8ca9bf3531fd38f3dfd1b19658fd07531e9",
"meanings": [
"不应该",
"不该"
],
"formation": "动词辞书形+ものではない",
"explanation": "依据常识或社会规范劝告别人不应做某事。",
"notes": "口语可说ものじゃない或もんじゃない。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "人の失敗を笑うものではない。",
"zh": "不应该嘲笑别人的失败。"
},
{
"ja": "出された食べ物を残すものじゃないよ。",
"zh": "端上来的食物不该剩下哦。"
},
{
"ja": "夜遅くに人の家に電話をかけるものではありません。",
"zh": "不应该深夜打电话到别人家。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n3.json#mono-de-wa-nai",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "a42af1ebfb980b84c7a5d563ab6bca8d9543c2db143ba06e487b28f8b4f3fa06"
}
}