Usages of wake de ha nai
期限 が 明日 で も、 できない わけ で は ない。kigen ga asita de mo, dekinai wake de ha nai.
Even if the due date is tomorrow, it’s not that we can’t do it.
今日 は かなり 寒い が、 雪 に なる わけ で は ない。kyou ha kanari samui ga, yuki ni naru wake de ha nai.
It’s quite cold today, but it’s not like it will snow.
状況 が 難しい と いって も、 行けない わけ で は ない。zyoukyou ga muzukasii to itte mo, ikenai wake de ha nai.
Even if the situation is difficult, it’s not that we can’t go.
彼 は 勉強しない わけ で は ない が、 集中 が 苦手 だ。kare ha benkyousinai wake de ha nai ga, syuutyuu ga nigate da.
It’s not that he doesn’t study, but he’s not good at concentrating.
食料 は 多ければ いい わけ で は なく、 食べやすい 物 を 選ぶ ほう が 大切 です。syokuryou ha ookereba ii wake de ha naku, tabeyasui mono wo erabu hou ga taisetu desu.
It’s not just that more food is better; it’s more important to choose things that are easy to eat.
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