Grammar Info

N1 Lesson 9: 19/20

ものとしてAssuming, Supposing, (Interpret) as, On the assumption, Regarding, Considering

Structure

Verb + ものとして
［い］Adjective + ものとして
［な］Adjective + な(1) + ものとして
Noun + である + ものとして

(1) である

Details

    About ものとして

    Like many grammar expressions that use もの, this noun will imply that the word or phrase that comes before it is a strong determination. Due to this, when として ‘as (A)’, or ‘in the capacity of (A)’ is added, it presents a situation in which the speaker is determining that (A) is true for the sake of discussion. In English, this may be interpreted as ‘supposing that (A)’, or ‘on the assumption that (A)’.

    ものとして will primarily be seen after verbs, and nouns followed by な. However, it may also occasionally appear after い-Adjectives.

    Caution

    Unlike として by itself, which indicates that something is being viewed as (A) because it is in fact (A), ものとして makes use of もの to take away a certain degree of definiteness about the identity of (A). Basically, this means that もの is being marked as the ‘thing’ that is true by として, while the word that もの follows may or may not be true, but is being assumed as true by the speaker.

    Let’s see how として and ものとして compare.

    • 彼(かれ)の説明(せつめい)はありえないとして、聞(き)き流(なが)されました。
      His explanation was seen as impossible, and was dismissed.
    • 彼(かれ)の説明(せつめい)はありえないものとして、聞(き)き流(なが)されました。
      His explanation was assumed to be something which was impossible, and therefore dismissed. (Slightly more verbose, creating a feeling of stiffness or formality)

    Examples

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      これ以上(いじょう)討議(とうぎ)しても進展(しんてん)は見込(みこ)めないものとして、これをもって会議(かいぎ)はお開(ひら)きとします。

      Considering no further progress can be made in the discussion, with this the meeting is closed.

      講師(こうし)：「ご質問(しつもん)等(など)はありますか？ない場合(ばあい)は理解(りかい)したものとして今日(きょう)はここまでです。」

      Lecturer: 'Do you have any questions? If not, I will assume that you understood, and that will be all for today.'

      大学(だいがく)のサイト：「先生(せんせい)からの連絡(れんらく)は一度(いちど)掲示(けいじ)された内容(ないよう)については1週間(しゅうかん)後(ご)、全(ぜん)学生(がくせい)に伝達(でんたつ)されたものとして扱(あつか)います。」

      University website: 'Once posted, communications from the teacher will be assumed to have been delivered to all students after one week.'

      格闘技(かくとうぎ)においては選手(せんしゅ)は畳(たたみ)やマットを3回(かい)叩(たた)くと降参(こうさん)したものとして、試合(しあい)の決着(けっちゃく)がつく。

      In martial arts, a match will be regarded as forfeited when a fighter strikes the tatami or mat three times.

      しかしながら、市長(しちょう)は、住民(じゅうみん)の心配(しんぱい)事(ごと)を、ありえないものとして、却下(きゃっか)しました。

      However, the mayor dismissed the residents' worries, supposing they were improbable.

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