Learning objectives
- Lesson goals: Learn mono dewa nai for general prohibition or advice based on common sense.
- Form and connection: [Verb辞书形/なi-adjective] ものではない
- Nuance in real use: ものではない appeals to "the way of the world" — it's not "I forbid you" but "nobody in this world should do that." This appeal to universal truth is common in Japanese moral education.
Form and connection
Core Explanation
Learn mono dewa nai for general prohibition or advice based on common sense.
Cultural Note
Practical examples
Common pitfalls
Build the base form before adding the pattern
Complete the required conjugation first. Do not keep polite and plain endings at the same time.
Match politeness to the situation
The examples are reliable starting points; relationships and context can still change the most natural wording.
Practice and answers
Show answer
[Verb辞书形/なi-adjective] ものではないShow answer
One should not speak ill of others.Show answer
約束やくそくは破やぶるものではない。 ([Verb辞书形/なi-adjective] ものではない)Continue learning
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