Meaning of どうしたもの in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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どうしたもの, どうしたもん
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Romajidōshitamono, dōshitamon
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
- Meaning
- what's up with; what's the deal with; what's to be done with
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Example Sentences
どうしたもの, どうしたもん used in context
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彼らは少しの間どうしたものか考えていたけど、どうしたらいいか考えて一日中費やすわけにもいかないでしょう。そこで最後にはもう一つのグラスも持ち上げたわ。そしたらまた水が床一面にこぼれたわけ。
They studied it a little bit, but they couldn't spend all day finding out what to do, so they finally picked up the other one, and the water went out again, all over the floor.
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I don't know what to do about his shoplifting.
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あなたの叔母さんのくれた有難迷惑なあのプレゼントだけど、どうしたものかしらね。みっともなくてとても壁にはかけられないし。
What should we do with this white elephant your aunt gave us? It's way too ugly to go on the wall.
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