～もん

[Ahega]

Hello~

I'd like to know what the ending ～もん means/ implies.
Further I have the feeling that it is more used by men, since I only heard men using it so far.
I hope someone could enlighten me.

Thank you in advance

 

[Toritoribe]

The sentence-final particle もん is mainly used to explain the reason of the speaker's words/actions/feelings or to make excuses.

なんで昨日来なかったの？(Nande kinou konakatta no?)
Why didn't you come yesterday?

頭が痛かったんだもん。(Atama ga itakattanda mon.)
Because I had a headache.

While もの is basically used only by female, もん can be used by both male and female. Some forms might sound feminine(e.g. なんだもん,) though.

hope this helps

 

[Ahega]

Thank you very much Toritoribe!
I really love Japanese for those little words, though it can be confusing at times.