Verb ないものでもない JLPT N1

Verb nai mono demo nai

Expresses the idea that it's not entirely impossible or non-existent: 'It's not that I don't...', 'It's not that there aren't...'

Formation

Verb-negative form (ない form) + ものでもない

Explanation

The grammar point Verbないものでもない is used to express that a situation is not completely impossible or nonexistent. Literally, it can be translated as 'it's not that there aren't...' or 'it's not that I never...'. It implies that some possibility or partial truth exists.

Example sentences

旅行に行きたいと思わないものでもない。

It's not that I never want to travel.

Ryokou ni ikitai to omowanai mono demo nai.
彼の言ったこと全部が間違いないものでもない。

It's not that everything he said is completely free from mistakes.

Kare no itta koto zenbu ga machigai nai mono demo nai.
その問題が解けないものでもない。

It's not that the problem can't be solved.

Sono mondai ga tokenai mono demo nai.
彼に会いたくないものでもない。

It's not that I don't want to see him.

Kare ni aitakunai mono demo nai.