JLPT N1 Grammar (mono toshite)

Meaning

to assume; to suppose; on the presumption that ~

How to use

Verb (casual form)ものとして
mono toshite ものとして jlpt n1 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: (mono toshite). Meaning: to assume; to suppose; on the presumption that ~.

This is similar to , which means something is decided as. 「ものとして」however, is only an assumption.

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Example #1

スミスさんはもうこないものとして、はじめましょう。
sumisu san wa mou konai mono toshite, hajimemashou.
Let's assume Mr. Smith is not coming and get started.
Example #2

なにもしらないものとしてせつめいしてください。
nanimo shiranai mono toshite setsumei shite kudasai.
Please explain it to me as though I know nothing.
Example #3

よさんはそれしかないものとしてじゅんびしてくれ。
yosan wa sore shika nai mono toshite junbi shite kure.
Please make preparations under the assumption that this is all the budget we have.
Example #4

わたしはいないものとして、じゅぎょうをつづいてください。
watashi wa inai mono toshite, jugyou o tsuzuite kudasai.
Please continue the lesson as though I were not here.
Example #5

しょきゅうかんじはできるものとして、ちゅうきゅうかんじのクラスをとった。
shokyuu kanji wa dekiru mono toshite, chuukyuu kanji no kurasu o totta.
I took the mid-level kanji class assuming I understood basic kanji.
Example #6

たぶんいけないとおもうので、わたしはいないものとして、はなしをすすめてください。
tabun ikenai to omou no de, watashi wa inai mono toshite, hanashi o susumete kudasai.
I don't think I will be able to go, so please continue the talk assuming I will not be there.

Vocabulary List

KanjiKanaEnglish
来ないこないto not come
始めるはじめるto start
授業じゅぎょうclass; lesson
続くつづくto continue
初級しょきゅうelementary level
漢字かんじkanji (chinese characters)
中級ちゅうきゅうmid-level
取るとるto take

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