〜ものを
N1mono o
if only (..., but); although (regret or reproach)
Formation
Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な + ものを
Chinese meanings
本来……却……
Chinese formation
动词、い形容词简体/な形容词+な+ものを
Chinese usage
对事情没有按本可实现的方式发展表示遗憾或责备。
Chinese notes
常与ば、たら连用,也可用于句末。
Examples
- 一言相談してくれれば手伝ったものを、どうして一人で抱え込んだのか。If only you'd asked me, I would have helped — why did you keep it all to yourself?你要是跟我商量一句,我本可以帮忙,为什么要独自承担?
- すぐに病院へ行けば軽く済んだものを、我慢したせいで入院する羽目になった。It would have been minor if he'd gone to the hospital right away, but because he put up with it, he ended up hospitalized.要是马上去医院,本来不至于这么严重,却因为一直忍着而不得不住院。
- 黙っていればいいものを、彼は余計なことを言って話をこじらせた。He should have just kept quiet, but he said something unnecessary and complicated matters.他本来保持沉默就好,却多嘴把事情弄复杂了。
Notes
Regret, dissatisfaction or reproach that things didn't go as they could have. Often with 〜ば / 〜たら; can end the sentence: 言ってくれればよかったものを.
#regret#criticism
Related N1 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('mono-o');
{
"id": "mono-o",
"pattern": "〜ものを",
"romaji": "mono o",
"level": "N1",
"meaning": "if only (..., but); although (regret or reproach)",
"formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な + ものを",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "一言相談してくれれば手伝ったものを、どうして一人で抱え込んだのか。",
"furigana": "{一言|ひとこと}{相談|そうだん}してくれれば{手伝|てつだ}ったものを、どうして{一人|ひとり}で{抱|かか}え{込|こ}んだのか。",
"en": "If only you'd asked me, I would have helped — why did you keep it all to yourself?"
},
{
"ja": "すぐに病院へ行けば軽く済んだものを、我慢したせいで入院する羽目になった。",
"furigana": "すぐに{病院|びょういん}へ{行|い}けば{軽|かる}く{済|す}んだものを、{我慢|がまん}したせいで{入院|にゅういん}する{羽目|はめ}になった。",
"en": "It would have been minor if he'd gone to the hospital right away, but because he put up with it, he ended up hospitalized."
},
{
"ja": "黙っていればいいものを、彼は余計なことを言って話をこじらせた。",
"furigana": "{黙|だま}っていればいいものを、{彼|かれ}は{余計|よけい}なことを{言|い}って{話|はなし}をこじらせた。",
"en": "He should have just kept quiet, but he said something unnecessary and complicated matters."
}
],
"tags": [
"regret",
"criticism"
],
"notes": "Regret, dissatisfaction or reproach that things didn't go as they could have. Often with 〜ば / 〜たら; can end the sentence: 言ってくれればよかったものを.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "bda2ece175c9f8233f804fac4d3e26b89ead2141fe0aed18edb3b4faa7f20a3f",
"meanings": [
"本来……却……"
],
"formation": "动词、い形容词简体/な形容词+な+ものを",
"explanation": "对事情没有按本可实现的方式发展表示遗憾或责备。",
"notes": "常与ば、たら连用,也可用于句末。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "一言相談してくれれば手伝ったものを、どうして一人で抱え込んだのか。",
"zh": "你要是跟我商量一句,我本可以帮忙,为什么要独自承担?"
},
{
"ja": "すぐに病院へ行けば軽く済んだものを、我慢したせいで入院する羽目になった。",
"zh": "要是马上去医院,本来不至于这么严重,却因为一直忍着而不得不住院。"
},
{
"ja": "黙っていればいいものを、彼は余計なことを言って話をこじらせた。",
"zh": "他本来保持沉默就好,却多嘴把事情弄复杂了。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n1.json#mono-o",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "6bf8c45fb61e255e89ddbcb79605fa227278bda6b134d9e28f90947c9c016753"
}
}