〜ものか
JLPT N2:absolutely not / as if
A rhetorical question that strongly rejects an idea or declares a firm refusal: “as if…!” or “there is no way…”.
How to form it
- Put ものか after the plain form: 信じるものか.
- ものですか is more polite in shape, and もんか is colloquial, but both can keep the same emphatic force.
Examples
あんな店には二度と行くものか。
There is no way I will ever go to that shop again.
そんなうまい話を信じるものですか。
As if I would believe a story that convenient.
Common mistakes
- Reading it as a genuine question.
- Confusing it with 〜ものだから, which gives a reason or excuse.
Same form, different meaning
- 〜ないものだろうかisn't there some way to
ないものだろうか expresses a wish that some solution might exist.