〜ものか mono ka
〜ものか(mono ka)means “absolutely not...! / as if...! (strong rhetorical denial)”. A rhetorical question that expresses the speaker's strong determination or emotional denial: 'There's no way I'd. Formation: V-る + ものか / Aい + ものか / Aな + な + ものか / N + な + ものか(丁寧形は〜ものですか)
absolutely not...! / as if...! (strong rhetorical denial)
N2Formation
V-る + ものか / Aい + ものか / Aな + な + ものか / N + な + ものか(丁寧形は〜ものですか)
Explanation
A rhetorical question that expresses the speaker's strong determination or emotional denial: 'There's no way I'd...!' or 'As if that were true!'. It is not a real question but an emphatic negation. 〜もんか is the casual spoken form; 〜ものですか is polite.
Examples
Note
Strong, often emotional or confrontational. The casual 〜もんか sounds even more forceful and is common in speech.
FAQ
〜ものか — what does it mean and how is it used?
absolutely not...! / as if...! (strong rhetorical denial). A rhetorical question that expresses the speaker's strong determination or emotional denial: 'There's no way I'd...!' or 'As if that were true!'. It is not a real question but an emphatic negation. 〜もんか is the casual spoken form; 〜ものですか is polite.
〜ものか — how do you form it?
V-る + ものか / Aい + ものか / Aな + な + ものか / N + な + ものか(丁寧形は〜ものですか)
〜ものか — any usage notes?
Strong, often emotional or confrontational. The casual 〜もんか sounds even more forceful and is common in speech.