必ずしも~とは限らない

kanarazushimo ~ towa kagiranai

JLPT N3 Neutral Chapter 64: Without doing, and degrees of denial, 5 of 5

Formation

必ずしも + Statement + とは限らない

Not necessarily; not always.

When to use

"Not always/not necessarily true" - with 必ずしも added up front for emphasis.

Explanation

The 必ずしも~とは限らない grammar point is used to express that something is not necessarily or not always the case, indicating that a certain assumption may not hold true in all situations.

Example sentences

Not Necessarily (An Exception Exists)

Corpus examples (36)

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