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必ずしも〜(かならずしも)

X isn't necessarily Y/X isn't guaranteed to be Y

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必ずしも〜(かならずしも)

X isn't necessarily Y/X isn't guaranteed to be Y

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かならずしも is stiff in tone, and combines with a negative verb/noun/adjective to form the かならずしも~ない pattern: "X isn't necessarily Y; X isn't guaranteed to be Y".

E.g. おやうことがかならずしも正解せいかいとはかぎらない。 "What your parents say is not guaranteed to be correct."

E.g. 日本にほんにある寿司すしが、かならずしもどこも美味おいしいとはかぎらない。 "Not all sushi restaurants in Japan are necessarily going to be tasty."

E.g. 砂糖さとうをたくさんれたからって、かならずしも美味おいしくなるとはかぎらない。 "Just because you put in a lot of sugar doesn't necessarily guarantee it'll make it tastier."

かならずしも commonly combines with ~とはかぎらない・わけではない・とはえない.

E.g. 週末しゅうまつ授業じゅぎょうは、かならずしも出席しゅっせきしなくてはいけないわけではないです。 "It isn't the case that you are absolutely required to attend the weekend classes."

E.g. かならずしもそうとはえない。 "I can't say that for certain."

かならずしも may also be paired with regular negative verbs/い-adjectives, as well as nouns/な-adjectives with じゃない・ではない attached.

E.g. Doodle翻訳ほんやくかならずしも正確せいかくではない。 "Doodle translate is not guaranteed to be correct."

E.g. 失敗しっぱいかならずしもわるいことじゃない。 "Failures are not necessarily bad."

    Summary

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    かならずしも is stiff in tone

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    かならずしも combines with a negative verb/noun/adjective to form the かならずしも~ない pattern: "X isn't necessarily Y; X isn't guaranteed to be Y"

  • b

    かならずしも commonly combines with ~とはかぎらない・わけではない・とはえない

  • b

    かならずしも may also be paired with regular negative verbs/い-adjectives, as well as nouns/な-adjectives with じゃない・ではない attached

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