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もの: thing; because (explanation)

N3 · 04 Reasons and causes

Means a tangible thing; sentence-final もの/もん gives a childish reason.

Noun もの = object (物) or person (者). 〜ものだ = natural tendency, nostalgia. Casual 〜もの/もん = "because", soft.

Examples

食たべるものがありません。

There's nothing to eat.

だって、知しらなかったんだもの。

Well, I just didn't know!