JLPT N3 Intermediate
訳じゃない
「わけじゃない」
It does not mean that; it is not the case that
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Expression / Grammar Pattern
"It doesn't mean that..." / "It's not like..."
This grammar pattern clarifies that a seemingly logical conclusion or assumption drawn from the context is not necessarily true.
Example
A パーティー に 来ない の ？ つまらない ？
B いや 、 行き たくない 訳 じゃ ない ん だ 。 明日 、 朝 早い から 帰る だけ だ よ 。
[A:] You're not coming to the party? Is it boring? [B:] No, it's not that I don't want to go. I'm just heading home because I have to be up early tomorrow.
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