Verb ないものでもない

When to use

ないものでもない: it is not out of the question.

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.

• 旅行りょこうに行いきたいと思おも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.

• 彼かの言いったこと全部ぜんぶが間違まちが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.

• その問題もんだいが解と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.

• 彼かれに会あ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.

Not Impossible (Double-Negative Hedge)

• ～なくはない〜naku wa naiN1Expresses the idea 'it's not that it's impossible' or…
• ～ないこともない〜nai koto mo naiN2Used to express an action or state is 'not impossible'…
• ～ないことはない〜nai koto wa naiN3Express the idea that 'it's not that it's impossible' or…

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