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1週2日目 空を飛びたいんだもの
Condition・emotion・limit
1週2日目

〜ものの

接続:普通形+ものの
although, although
注意 / Note:Look at the front form: ability+ものなら; justification+ものだから; change writing ideas+ものの; emotional speech+もん.
比較 / Compare:Same article: 〜もの/〜もん/〜ものだから/〜もので/〜ものなら. These models are often mistakenly chosen for each other — carefully read the 接続 and nuances above and then decide.
よく出る形 / Common form:普通形+ものの、〜。Writing. The latter is the CONTRARY result to what should have happened. Don't come at the end of a sentence.
薬を飲んだものの、熱は下がらなかった。
Even though I took medicine, my fever did not go down.
買ったものの、まだ一度も使っていない。
Even though I bought it, I haven't used it yet.
引き受けたものの、どこから手をつけるべきか分からない。
Although I accepted the invitation, I didn't know where to start.

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