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古い, 故い, 旧い, ふるい
of things, not people
1. old, aged, ancient, antiquated, antique, timeworn
2. long, since long ago, time-honored
3. of the distant past, long-ago
4. stale, threadbare, hackneyed, corny
5. old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date
ケンが使っている机はもう古い。
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ものを
Conjunction, Particle, usu. at sentence end; with nuance of strong discontent
although, but, even though, I wish that
彼に金を貸したらダメだってことを分かっていようものを。