JLPT N3 Grammar (ta mono da)

Meaning

used to do; would often do

Level: JLPT N3

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Verb (た form)ものだ
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Learn Japanese grammar: (ta mono da). Meaning: used to do; would often do~.

This is used to express a past situation or remember something that used to frequently occur.

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Example #1

こどものころはよくかわであそんだものだ。
kodomo no koro wa yoku kawa de asonda mono da.
When I was a child, I often played at the river.
Example #2

がくせいじだいはまいにちとしょかんへかよったものだ。
gakusei jidai wa mainichi toshokan e kayotta mono da.
When I was a student, I used to go to the library everyday.
Example #3

こどものときは、よくともだちとテニスをしたものだ。
kodomo no toki wa, yoku tomodachi to tenisu o shita mono da.
When I was a child, I often played tennis with my friends.
Example #4

にほんへりゅうがくしたとき、すしをよくたべたものだ。
nihon e ryuugaku shita toki, sushi o yoku tabeta mono da.
When I studied abroad in Japan, I often ate sushi.
Example #5

こどものころはねるまえにはははいつもほんをよんでくれたものだ。
kodomo no koro wa neru mae ni haha wa itsumo hon o yonde kureta mono da.
When I was a child, my mother would always read a book to me before going to sleep.
Example #6

こうこうせいのときは、よくともだちとサッカーをしたものだ。
koukousei no toki wa, yoku tomodachi to sakkaa o shita mono da.
During my high school days, I often played soccer with my friends.
Example #7

わかいころはゲームセンターによくいったものだけど、さいきんはいかなくなった。
wakai koro wa geemu sentaa ni yoku itta mono da kedo, saikin wa ikanaku natta.
When I was young, I would often go to arcades, but lately I haven't gone..
Example #8

だいがくせいのときは、よくともだちとあさまでカラオケをしたものだ。
daigakusei no toki wa, yoku tomodachi to asa made karaoke o shita mono da.
When I was a university student, I often sang karaoke with my friends until morning.

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