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Grammar › N1 · 07 Possibility, necessity and limits

〜ないものでもない: it's not that it can't

N1 · 07 Possibility, necessity and limits

Says that something may be possible, in a hesitant way.

Verb ない-form + ものでもない. A double negative expressing reserved agreement: "I might do it". Not a strong statement. Compare 〜ないでもない, which is similar.

Examples

Depending on the terms, I might take it on.

If I'm asked, I might help.

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