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Grammar › N2 · 13 Obligation and permission

〜ものではない: one should not; it is not (the thing)

N2 · 13 Obligation and permission

Says that something is not proper, according to common sense or advice.

Verb dictionary form + ものではない. A general rule of conduct, not for one specific case: 人の悪口を言うものではない. Also with 〜とは言えない sense: 簡単に言えるものではない. Compare 〜べきではない.

Examples

You should not speak ill of others.

It is not proper to ask a person's age by yourself.

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