How to say thing in Japanese

JLPTN5
物☆【ものmono・もんmon】

noun:

  • thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  • one's things; possessions; property; belongings - as 〜のもの, 〜のもん
  • things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  • quality
  • reason; the way of things
  • used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen - formal noun often used as 〜ものだ - usually written using kana alone

suffix noun:

  • item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...
  • cause of ...; cause for ...

prefix:

Example Sentences

そんなsonnaことkotoはha起きないでしょうokinaideshou。
That sort of thing won't happen.
こんなkonna馬鹿bakaなnaことkotoはha言っiたtaことkotoがga無いnai。
I've never said such a stupid thing.
潔白keppakuでdeあるaruことkotoはha美しいutsukushiiことkotoだda。
Innocence is a beautiful thing.
待つmatsuしかshikaないnai。
The only thing we can do is wait.
君kimiがga次にtsugini分かるwakaruことkotoはha君kimiがga新聞shinbunにni載るnoruってtteことkotoだda。
Next thing you know, you'll be in the papers.

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