Example sentences
Formation
(i) {Vinformal/Vますたい} | ものだ | |
話すものだ | Someone should talk | |
話したものだ | Someone used to talk | |
話したいものだ | Someone would like to talk | |
(ii) {Adjective い/な} informal | ものだ | |
高いもの | ‘cause something is expensive | |
高かったもの | ‘cause something was expensive | |
高かったものだ | Something used to be expensive | |
静かだもの | ‘cause something is quiet | |
静かだったもの | ‘cause something was quiet | |
静かだったものだ | Something used to be quiet |