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Grammar detail: ものではない

ものではない  for emphasis; shouldn't do ~; is impossible to do ~
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The expression ものではない, which literally means 'is not a thing that ~', can be used in various ways with slightly different implications.
plain form phrase
+
ものではない
is commonly to emphasize that something really isn't the case.
あの
ふる
はし
あんぜん
安全
なんてものない
That old bridge is anything but safe.
かれ
せつめい
説明
けっ
して
まんぞく
満足
いくものない
His explanation is far from satisfactory.
plain form verb
+
ものではない
is often used as a polite way to tell someone not to do something or that something is impossible (depending on context). It is often used in situations where the reason is common sense, or self-evident, or based on general rules etc. It has the tone of giving advice, rather than a command.
かれ
そんな
しつれい
失礼
こと
ものない
You shouldn't say such rude things to him.
ひと
みか
見掛
はんだん
判断
する
ものない
You shouldn't judge a person by his appearance.
こっか
国家
こじん
個人
どうよう
同様
その
おお
きさ
によって
ひょうか
評価
べきものない
Nations are not to be judged by their size any more than individuals.
いくらコーヒー
とはいえこれだけコーヒー
ひとり
一人
みきれる
ものではない
However much one likes coffee, it would be impossible for one person to drink that much.
ものじゃない can be used as a more casual form, and ものではありません can be used as a more polite sentence-ending form.
You may also encounter the form というものではない, which can often be translated with the English 'it is not just a matter of ~' or '~ is not necessarily the case that ~'.
この
びょうき
病気
ていれば
なお
というものではない
Curing this disease is not just a matter of lying in bed.
この
しなもの
品物
どこでもあるというものない
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Kanji used in this grammar

コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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キョウ   はし a bridge   
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アン   やす peaceful; cheap   
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ゼン   まった entirely   すべ everything   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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セツ   ゼイ   と to explain, persuade   
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メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あ to open   あける to empty   
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ケツ   きめる to decide   きまる to be decided   
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マン   full   みちる to become full   みたす to fill, fulfill   
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ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
シツ   うしな to lose   
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ライ   レイ    thanks, salutation   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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hanging   かかる to be hanging, to cost, to take   かける to hang up, to spend, to multiply   -がかり person in charge   
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ハン   バン   seal
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ダン   ことわ to refuse, to decline   た to cut off   
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コク   くに country   
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カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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コ    individual   
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ドウ   おな same   
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ヨウ   さま Mr / Mrs   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ヒョウ    criticism   
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カ   あたい price, value   
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コウ   この    す to like   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
イン   の to drink   
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ヘイ   ビョウ   やまい illness   や to fall ill   
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キ   ケ    spirit   
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シン   ねかす to lay down   ね to sleep, to lie down   
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ジ   チ   おさめる to govern   おさまる to be at peace   なお to get better   なお to cure   
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ヒン    elegance   しな goods   
ブツ   モツ   もの thing   
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