Why is もの in this sentence?


What's its role in the sentence below?

クラスの **もの** 皆が彼の冗談に笑った。




It's 者【もの】, a word that means "person/people".

Unlike 人, it's usually used as part of a compound word (eg 田舎者), or at least
modified by another word/phrase. It's also often used as the humble word for
人, which is not the case with your example.

See: [Difference between 者{もの} and
人{ひと}](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21530/5010)




It's 者【もの】, a word that means "person/people".

Unlike 人, it's usually used as part of a compound word (eg 田舎者), or at least
modified by another word/phrase. It's also often used as the humble word for
人, which is not the case with your example.

See: [Difference between 者{もの} and
人{ひと}](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21530/5010)

