〜というもの: meaning and usage

How to form it

• number + counter+というもの
• この/ここ+number + counter+というもの

How it is used

After a length of time, often with 「この」 or 「ここ」: stresses, with feeling, that a state, usually an unusual one, lasted for that whole period. Leans written. 「てからというもの」 means 'ever since'.

Examples

1. この３日間というもの、忙しくて休んでいない。

   For these three days, I've been busy and haven't rested.

2. ここ一週間というもの、雨ばかりで洗濯物が乾かない。

   For a whole week now it's been nothing but rain, and the washing won't dry.

3. この一か月というもの、彼からは一度も連絡がない。

   For a whole month now, I haven't heard from him once.