Advice, attitude and denial
～ものか
no way; as if I would; definitely not
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How to form it
- Verb/adjective (plain form) + ものか
- な-adjective + なものか
Register: Casual to emotional; spoken
Explanation
Strongly denies something with an emotional force, often to express resolve or anger. It looks like a question, but it is an emphatic negative.
A forceful rhetorical question. Often written ものですか in polite speech, or もんか in casual speech.
Examples
あんなひどい店には、二度と行くものか。
あんなひどいみせには、にどといくものか。
I'll never go to such a terrible shop again.
彼に負けるものか。
かれにまけるものか。
No way I'm going to lose to him.
こんな問題が解けるものか。
こんなもんだいがとけるものか。
How could anyone solve a problem like this?
Compare with
- ～わけがない: わけがない denies on grounds of logic; ものか denies with strong emotion.
Common mistakes
- Treating it as a real question. It is an emphatic denial.