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JLPT N3 Intermediate

しないのではないか

Suspecting or suggesting that something might not happen

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〜ないのではないか general pattern
〜ないんじゃないか very common casual form
〜ないのではないでしょうか formal/polite form
Expression / Grammar Pattern

"I have a feeling..." / "Isn't it that...?"

Indicates a conjecture or suspicion that a specific action or event will likely not occur.

Example

A 彼 、 本当に 留学 する の かな 。
B お金 が ない みたい だ し 、 しない ん じゃ ない ?

[A:] I wonder if he's really going to study abroad. [B:] It seems he has no money, so he probably won't do it, right?

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しないのではないか
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Suspecting or suggesting that something might not happen
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