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〜わけではない: Japanese grammar explained

~wake dewa nai — Partial negation ("it's not that, not necessarily").

Structure

Plain form + わけではない

Examples

  • 嫌いなわけではありません。

    きらいなわけではありません。

    It's not that I dislike it.

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