Structure
Verb + ものとして
［い］Adjective + ものとして
［な］Adjective + な(1) + ものとして
Noun + である + ものとして
(1) である
Details
About ものとして
Like many grammar expressions that use もの, this noun will imply that the word or phrase that comes before it is a strong determination. Due to this, when として ‘as (A)’, or ‘in the capacity of (A)’ is added, it presents a situation in which the speaker is determining that (A) is true for the sake of discussion. In English, this may be interpreted as ‘supposing that (A)’, or ‘on the assumption that (A)’.
ものとして will primarily be seen after verbs, and nouns followed by な. However, it may also occasionally appear after い-Adjectives.
Caution
Unlike として by itself, which indicates that something is being viewed as (A) because it is in fact (A), ものとして makes use of もの to take away a certain degree of definiteness about the identity of (A). Basically, this means that もの is being marked as the ‘thing’ that is true by として, while the word that もの follows may or may not be true, but is being assumed as true by the speaker.
Let’s see how として and ものとして compare.
- 彼の説明はありえないとして、聞き流されました。His explanation was seen as impossible, and was dismissed.
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彼の説明はありえないものとして、聞き流されました。His explanation was assumed to be something which was impossible, and therefore dismissed. (Slightly more verbose, creating a feeling of stiffness or formality)
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これ以上討議しても進展は見込めないものとして、これをもって会議はお開きとします。
Considering no further progress can be made in the discussion, with this the meeting is closed.
講師：「ご質問等はありますか？ない場合は理解したものとして今日はここまでです。」
Lecturer: 'Do you have any questions? If not, I will assume that you understood, and that will be all for today.'
大学のサイト：「先生からの連絡は一度掲示された内容については1週間後、全学生に伝達されたものとして扱います。」
University website: 'Once posted, communications from the teacher will be assumed to have been delivered to all students after one week.'
格闘技においては選手は畳やマットを3回叩くと降参したものとして、試合の決着がつく。
In martial arts, a match will be regarded as forfeited when a fighter strikes the tatami or mat three times.
しかしながら、市長は、住民の心配事を、ありえないものとして、却下しました。
However, the mayor dismissed the residents' worries, supposing they were improbable.
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