Meaning
Softens a negative statement and shows that the speaker is rejecting only an overly strong conclusion.
Formation
- Modifying form + わけではない: いいわけではありません, 好きなわけではない
When to use it
- Core use
- It does not mean it is always so
Example
高いからいいわけではありません
Just because something is expensive does not mean it is good.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.