N2 Strong Negative

~ものか: meaning, usage and examples

~ものか means: no way... / I'll never... (strong refusal).

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. あんな店みせには、二度にどと行いくものか。

   No way I'll ever go to that store again.

2. そんなこと、信しんじられるものか。

   There's no way I can believe such a thing.

3. こんなところで諦あきらめるものか。

   There's no way I'm giving up now.

4. あの人ひとの言いうことなんか、聞きくものか。

   As if I'd listen to anything that person says.

When to use it

A strong, emotional "no way" or "as if." Used for a firm refusal or determination, as in 負まけるものか (I am not going to lose!), or to reject an idea, as in あんな人ひとに頼たのむものか (As if I would ask someone like that). Said with falling intonation.

Nuance

Emotional and spoken. もんか is very casual; ものですか is softer and polite. It expresses the speaker's own strong will or judgment. Not used in formal writing or business talk, and never as a polite answer to a customer or boss.

Compare

わけがない is a logical denial: 彼かれが知しっているわけがない. っこない is casual and about impossibility: できっこない. ものか is an emotional refusal driven by the speaker's will: 二度にどと行いくものか. Only ものか can express a personal decision.

Tip: Pair it with 二度にどと for a firm refusal: 二度にどと行いくものか. With rising intonation it turns into a real question, so the tone matters.