N3Pattern 2
〜わけではない
Formula:
名詞修飾形
Examples & key points
嫌いなわけではありません。
Kirai na wake de wa arimasen.
It is not that I dislike it.
A partial denial — it corrects a misreading rather than denying outright
お金がないわけではないが、使いたくない。
Okane ga nai wake de wa nai ga, tsukaitakunai.
It is not that I have no money; I just do not want to spend it.
It often pairs with a turn, denying one reading before giving the real reason
全部が悪いわけではありません。
Zenbu ga warui wake de wa arimasen.
It is not that all of it is bad.
With 全部, みんな or いつも it denies the whole rather than the thing
