〜わけではない①

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The わけではない grammar point has two main usages: ① clarification, and ② partial negation.

This entry concerns usage ①.

わけではない attaches directly to casual form verbs and い-adjectives, or to な-adjectives/nouns using な・である.

わけではない can also attach to verbs/adjectives/nouns using という. This simply adds additional emphasis.

For usage ①, わけではない is most often used to clarify that "X is not the case", based on what the speaker believes the reader/listener thinks.

E.g. お菓子かし作づくりは好すきだけど、毎日まいにちするわけではない。 "I like baking, but it's not as though I bake every day."

E.g. お酒さけは飲のめないわけではありませんが、あまり好すきではありません。 "It's not that I can't drink alcohol, but I don't really like it."

E.g. 肉にくが嫌きらいなわけではないけど、あまり食たべないかな。 "It's not that I hate meat, but I guess I don't eat it that much."

Summary

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  The わけではない grammar point has two main usages: ① clarification, and ② partial negation

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  わけではない attaches directly to casual form verbs and い-adjectives, or to な-adjectives/nouns using な・である

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  わけではない can also attach to verbs/adjectives/nouns using という