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Grammar list

というもの

(To iu mono da)

that's what X is / that's (the nature of) X.

Connection rules

  • Plain-form clause + というものだ; noun + というものだ.
  • Evaluative / normative — 'that's the nature of it'.
  • Often preceded by a definition or statement the speaker is reframing.

Examples

1.
こまいるひとたすける友情ゆうじょうというもの

Koma te iru hito o tasukeru no ga yuujou toiu mono da.

Helping a friend in need — that's what friendship is.

that's what X is / that's (the nature of) X

2.
それ現実げんじつというもの

Sore ga genjitsu toiu mono da.

That's what reality is.

that's what X is / that's (the nature of) X

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