Decoded Slug: Verb ないものでもない (Verb nai mono demo nai)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Verb ないものでもない (Verb nai mono demo nai)
Verb ないものでもない (Verb nai mono demo nai)
Short explanation:
Expresses the idea that 'it's not that I don't...'; 'it's not that there aren't...'
Formation:
Verb-negative form (ない form) + ものでもない
Examples:
旅行に行きたいと思うこともないものでもない。
Ryokou ni ikitai to omou koto mo nai mono demo nai.
It's not that I don't ever want to travel.
彼の言ったこと全部が間違いないものでもない。
Kare no itta koto zenbu ga machigainai mono demo nai.
It's not that everything he said wasn't wrong.
その問題が解けないものでもない。
Sono mondai ga tokenai mono demo nai.
It's not that I can't solve that problem.
彼に会いたくないものでもない。
Kare ni aitakunai mono demo nai.
It's not that I don't want to see him.
Long explanation:
The grammar point Verbないものでもない is used to express the idea that something is not non-existent, or it's not entirely impossible or incorrect. Literally, it can be translated to English as 'it's not that I don't...' or 'it's not that there aren't...'. It is often used to deny the negative form of a verb, expressing that the situation in question may not be absolutely impossible or incorrect.
