Topic N3
Japanese Learning
63. ものだ : Used to / Would often.
✏️Structure
Verb-ta + ものだ💡Usage
Used to reminisce about the past with nostalgia. "Used to...", "Would often...".
📚Examples
子供の頃は毎日放課後に友達と外でよく遊んだものだ。
Kodomo no koro wa mainichi houkago ni tomodachi to soto de yoku asonda mono da.
When I was a child, I used to play outside with friends every day after school.
今は気が強くなったが、小学校に入ったばかりの頃は少しのことでよく泣いたものだ。
Ima wa ki ga tsuyoku natta ga, shougakkou ni haitta bakari no koro wa sukoshi no koto de yoku naita mono da.
I am stronger now, but when I had just started elementary school I used to cry over little things.
独身の頃は週末になるとあちこちへよく一人旅行したものだ。
Dokushin no koro wa shuumatsu ni naru to achikochi e yoku hitori ryokou shita mono da.
When I was single, I used to travel solo to various places each weekend.
学生時代は試験前になると毎晩図書館に籠もってよく勉強したものだ。
Gakusei jidai wa shiken mae ni naru to maiban toshokan ni komotte yoku benkyou shita mono da.
During my student days, whenever exams were approaching I used to shut myself in the library every night to study.
若い頃は山登りが好きで、夏になるとこの山によく来たものだ。
Wakai koro wa yamanobori ga suki de, natsu ni naru to kono yama ni yoku kita mono da.
When I was young, I loved mountain climbing and used to come to this mountain often in summer.
兄弟が多くてよく喧嘩したものだが、今となっては楽しい思い出だ。
Kyoudai ga oukute yoku kenka shita mono da ga, ima to natte wa tanoshii omoide da.
With so many siblings we used to fight often, but looking back now those are fond memories.
若い頃は音楽が大好きで、文化祭でよく歌ったものだ。
Wakai koro wa ongaku ga daisuki de, bunkasai de yoku utatta mono da.
When I was young, I loved music and used to sing often at the school festival.
20代の頃は毎晩空を見上げ、将来の夢について真剣によく夢を見たものだ。
20-dai no koro wa maiban sora wo miage, shourai no yume ni tsuite shinken ni yoku yume wo mita mono da.
In my 20s, I used to look up at the sky every night and earnestly dream about my future.
電話もメールもなかった時代、遠くの人に気持ちを伝えるためによく手紙を書いたものだ。
Denwa mo meeru mo nakatta jidai, tooku no hito ni kimochi wo tsutaeru tame ni yoku tegami wo kaita mono da.
In an era without phones or email, I used to write letters often to convey my feelings to people far away.
学生時代は締め切りに追われ、毎日夜遅くまで作業してよく夜更かししたものだ。
Gakusei jidai wa shimekiri ni owarete, mainichi yoru osoku made sakugyou shite yoku yofukashi shita mono da.
During my student days, chased by deadlines I used to work late into the night and stay up until morning.