--- Examples ---
初心者なもので
As I'm a newbie ...
月謝を払う余裕がないもので、少しお金を貸してくれますか。
Since I cannot afford to pay my monthly tuition, would you mind lending me
some money?
だって、 高いもん〜！
But its really expensive!
--- Comments ---
This is often used when saying excuses. Shortened to もん in spoken
Japanese. I really hate hearing people say this to me. (contributor:
blabby)
sorry, I often use
もん... だって暑いんだもん。いらいらするんだもん。;)
(contributor: Miki)
I often hear this in the context of a whiney complaint. Several Japanese
friends advised me that only children and sometimes women use it and that
adult males rarely or never use it (depending on the person). (contributor:
Jay)
I would add that 〜もん is not necessarily always in the context of
complaining. However, it is VERY cheeky; using this can absolutely project
a bad impression, unless you really are among the bold, frank, and
sometimes even careless. (For an example of usage among men, see the
Japanese language version of Red Dwarf) (contributor: sanjiyan)
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