turns down a conclusion someone might draw: "it's not that", "it doesn't mean that". The plain-form sentence in front is the idea being denied, and the speaker does not claim the opposite either.
, without という, means the same.
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It's not that I dislike it, but I don't eat it much.
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It's not that I don't have money. I just want to save.
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Expensive things aren't necessarily good.
Without という, a な-adjective keeps な. With という, the sentence goes in whole and can keep だ. だ never stands directly before わけ.
- × 嫌いだわけではない → 嫌いなわけではない / 嫌いだというわけではない
Not always, not all
With , or , the pattern says "not always", "not all": part of the statement holds, the rest does not.
からといって … わけではない
in the first half sets up the reason someone might jump from: "just because X, it doesn't mean Y".
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Just because someone can speak Japanese doesn't mean they can read all kanji.
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Just because it's famous doesn't mean it's good.
わけではない or わけがない
わけではない removes one conclusion and leaves room for others. is "there's no way": a flat denial.
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It's not that it's easy.
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There's no way it's easy.
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In polite speech the ending is わけではありません. In casual speech it is , and というわけじゃない shortens to .
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It's not that I'm against it.
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It's not like I'm angry or anything.
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