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JLPT N3 Grammar

たものだ

N3回想

N3 · 回想 · ta-form verb + ものだ / i-adjectiveた形 + ものだ

used to; I remember how

ta-form verb + ものだ / i-adjectiveた形 + ものだ

Recalls something that often happened in the past, or looks back on a past state with emotion.

Often used with よく and carries a nostalgic or emotional tone.

子どものころは、夏休みになると毎朝川で泳いだものだ。

When I was a child, I used to swim in the river every morning during summer vacation.

Do not use it for something that just happened; it usually recalls older habits or states.

Look back and think, 'I used to do that.'

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