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というものではない

N2

it is not necessarily true that

Indicates that an expected result does not always follow even when a certain condition holds.

Examples

3

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: というものではない follows a judgment and rejects treating it as a uniform rule.
  • Basic usage: 努力すれば必ず成功するというものではない。 says that making an effort does not invariably lead to success.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • A useful condition versus a sufficient guarantee
    • 高価な道具を使えば、必ず上達するというものではない denies that expensive tools alone guarantee improvement. It does not deny that tools can help at all.
  • Scope of the negative
    • というものではない negates the whole claim 必ず成功する. Replacing it with 必ず成功しない instead moves toward certain non-success, changing the scope of the judgment.

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