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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

〜ものではない

N3
mono 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

  • 人ひとの失しっ敗ぱいを笑わらうものではない。
    You shouldn't laugh at other people's mistakes.
    不应该嘲笑别人的失败。
  • 出だされた食たべ物ものを残のこすものじゃないよ。
    You shouldn't leave food that's been served to you.
    端上来的食物不该剩下哦。
  • 夜よる遅おそくに人ひとの家いえに電でん話わ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

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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"
  }
}