Phrase (Intermediate ㊥ 574)
A phrase which is used to deny what is implied in the previous or following statement.
Equivalent: It does not mean that ~; I don't mean that ~; it is not that ~; it is not true that ~; it is not the case that
| (i) {V/Adjective い}informal | (という) わけではない | |
| {分かる/分かった}(という) わけではない | It does mean that someone understands/understood something | |
| {悪い/悪かった}(という) わけではない | It does not mean that someone is/was bad | |
| (ii) Adjective な stem | {な/だった}わけではない | |
| {駄目な/駄目だった}わけではない | It does not mean that something is/was no good | |
| (iii) Adjective な stem | {な/だった}というわけではない | |
| {駄目(だ)/だった}というわけではない | It does not mean that something is/was no good | |
| (iv) Noun | だったわけではない | |
| 失敗だったわけではない | It does not mean that something was a failure | |
| (v) Noun | {(だ)/だった}というわけではない | |
| {失敗(だ)/だった}というわけではない | It does not mean that something is/was a failure |
