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Grammar detail: というものだ

というものだ
that's what~is; ~is what defines~
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phrase ending with:
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というものだ
means
that's what~ is; ~is what defines~
A speaker will use というものだ when saying something with conviction, because it is something that they firmly believe and because it is something that would generally be an accepted view.
じぶん
自分
のことだけではなく、
あいて
相手
のを
おも
思
いやる
こころ
心
を
も
持
つ
のが、
おとな
大人
というものだ。
Having a heart that considers not only oneself but also others is what defines an adult.
お
落
ち
こ
込
んでいる
とき
時
に
たす
助
けてくる
のが
しんゆう
親友
というものだ。
A true friend is someone who comes to help when you're feeling down.
おな
同
じ
しごと
仕事
をしているのに、
きゅうりょう
給料
が
ちが
違
う
。それは、
ふこうへい
不公平
というものだ。
Doing the same job, yet receiving different salaries. That's just unfair.
しあわ
幸
せ
とは、
とみ
富
や
めいせい
名声
ではなく、
こころ
心
の
ゆた
豊
かさ
というものだ。
Happiness isn't about fame or fortune, but about richness of the heart.
それはご
つごうしゅぎ
都合主義
というものだ。
That's opportunism pure and simple.
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Kanji used in this grammar

自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
分
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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相
ソウ   ショウ    minister   あい- mutual   
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手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
思
シ   おもう to think   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
持
ジ   もつ to hold, to have   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
落
ラク   おちる to fall   おとす to drop (something)   
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込
crowded   こむ to be crowded   こめる to load; to include   
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時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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助
ジョ   すけ help   たすける to help, save   たすかる to be helped   
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親
シン   おや parent   したしい close, intimate   したしむ to befriend, grow close to   
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友
ユウ   とも friend   
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同
ドウ   おなじ same   
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仕
シ   ジ   つかえる to attend to   
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事
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
給
キュウ    supply   
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料
リョウ    fee   
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違
イ   different   ちがう to be different   ちがえる to change, alter, vary   
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不
フ   ブ    not   
公
コウ   おおやけ official, public   
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平
ヘイ   ビョウ   たいら flat   ひら ordinary; flat   
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幸
コウ   さち    しあわせ    さいわい happiness   
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富
フ   フウ   とみ wealth   とむ to grow / be wealthy   
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名
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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声
セイ   ショウ   こえ voice   こわ- voice   
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豊
ホウ   ゆたか plentiful, abundant   
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都
ト   ツ   みやこ capital city, metropolis   
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合
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あう to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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主
シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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義
ギ    honour   
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