why ひどい神もいたもんだ　means "that's a mean god"?


the english version of the material Im reading says "that's a mean god", and a
friend told me that means "there is a bad god ,isn't it?" , but I don't
understand why. I know ひどい神 (bad,cruel, God) I guess the もんだ its a contraction
of ものだ , but I still don't get it , what is もいた? , can someone explain all of
this in detail please.




It's (酷い + 神) + も + 居た【いた】 + (もん + だ).

もんだ at the end is a contraction of ものだ, and this type of ものだ carries the sense
of exclamation or surprise. So the sentence means something like "Wow, a bad
God exists!" or "I'm surprised at the fact that such a cruel god exists!"

Related:

  * [Meaning of こともあるもんです](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/28809/5010)
  * [Function of に and meaning of ものだ in this sentence](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/17616/5010)
  * [The meanings of ものだ](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/43083/5010)

**EDIT** : For this "past tense" いた, please see [Usage of plain i-adjectives
or た form (悪かったｖ悪い、良かったｖいい
etc）](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21347/5010) and
<https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/40888/5010>

**EDIT 2** : For this も, please see: [Odd use of も has me
stumped](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/32886/5010) All in all, this is
a combination of three (mild) exclamatory expressions!




It's (酷い + 神) + も + 居た【いた】 + (もん + だ).

もんだ at the end is a contraction of ものだ, and this type of ものだ carries the sense
of exclamation or surprise. So the sentence means something like "Wow, a bad
God exists!" or "I'm surprised at the fact that such a cruel god exists!"

Related:

  * [Meaning of こともあるもんです](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/28809/5010)
  * [Function of に and meaning of ものだ in this sentence](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/17616/5010)
  * [The meanings of ものだ](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/43083/5010)

**EDIT** : For this "past tense" いた, please see [Usage of plain i-adjectives
or た form (悪かったｖ悪い、良かったｖいい
etc）](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21347/5010) and
<https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/40888/5010>

**EDIT 2** : For this も, please see: [Odd use of も has me
stumped](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/32886/5010) All in all, this is
a combination of three (mild) exclamatory expressions!

