Japatan
接续
- V普通形 + ものを
- いA + ものを
- なA + な + ものを
讲解
ものを is close to のに. It expresses regret, disappointment, or dissatisfaction with someone about something that did not turn out as it could have. It often appears as 〜ば/〜たら…たものを, 'if only ~, I could have ~.' It can end the sentence to express the feeling alone, or continue with what actually happened.
例句
一言相談してくれれば手伝ったものを、どうして黙っていたのか。
I would have helped if you had just asked me. Why did you keep quiet?
もう少し早く家を出ればバスに間に合ったものを。
If only I had left home a little earlier, I would have caught the bus.
近くの店で買えば安いものを、兄はいつも遠くの高い店まで行く。
It would be cheaper to buy at a nearby shop, yet my brother always goes to an expensive shop far away.
黙っていれば分からないものを、彼は自分から失敗を話した。
No one would have known if he had kept quiet, but he told us about his mistake himself.
注意
It is not used for good things that actually happened. It is more formal and slightly old-fashioned than のに.
小测验
1傘を持って行けば濡れずに済んだ（ ）。
答案与解析
答案: 4 ものを
"If only I had taken an umbrella, I wouldn't have got wet." ものを can end a sentence expressing regret. ものなら (if) and ものの (although) need a following clause, and もので (because) gives a reason or excuse, not regret.
2言ってくれれば駅まで車で迎えに行った（ ）、彼は雨の中を歩いて来た。
答案与解析
答案: 2 ものを
"I would have picked him up at the station by car if he had told me, but he walked here in the rain." ものだから (because), ことに (to one's ~) and どころか (far from) do not fit.
3「ものを」の使い方がいちばん正しい文はどれですか。
答案与解析
答案: 3 もっと練習すれば勝てたものを、本当に残念だ。
3 means "If only we had practiced more, we could have won. It's a real shame." 1 and 4 just describe what happened, and 2 is an invitation, so ものを cannot be used.
