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〜をものともせず: Japanese grammar explained

~wo mono to mo sezu — Defying an obstacle ("in defiance of, undeterred by").

Structure

Noun + をものともせず

Examples

  • 彼は怪我をものともせず、最後まで走った。

    かれはけがをものともせず、さいごまではしった。

    Undeterred by his injury, he ran to the end.

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