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JLPT N2 Grammar

ものではない

N2Obligation

N2 · Obligation · verb辞书形 + ものではない

should not; is not something one should do

verb辞书形 + ものではない

Used to advise against doing something from the viewpoint of common sense, morals, or social norms. It has an admonishing tone.

Mostly used for general rules or norms, not simply for personal likes or dislikes.

人の努力を笑うものではない。

One should not laugh at someone else's effort.

Do not confuse it with ものがない; もの here is not a concrete object.

Think of it as: 'That is not the kind of thing one should do.'

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