isn't there some way, I wonder if

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Explanation

Expresses desire or hope to find a way to do something.

[Verb ない form] + ものか / ものだろうか

何とかならないものか。

Nantoka naranai mono ka.

Isn't there some way to fix this?

もっと簡単にできないものだろうか。

Motto kantan ni dekinai mono darou ka.

I wonder if there isn't an easier way to do this.

Different from ～ものか (definite refusal).

～ものを

if only, I wish (regret)

～てこそ

only by, only when, only through

～ならいざ知らず

~ might be one thing, but; leaving ~ aside

～てやまない

earnestly wish/hope, never stop ~ing

～をものともせずに

not being daunted by ~, in spite of ~

～んがため(に)

in order to ~, for the purpose of ~ (formal/literary)

Used when seeking solutions.

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Last updated: Jan 2

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