〜ないことはない
Formation
N2SuppositionNeutral
Variations
ないこともない
Meaning
Used to express a partial affirmation by using a double negative. It suggests that while something might not be perfectly true, it's also not completely false or impossible.
Examples
納豆は食べられないことはないが、あまり好きではない。
It's not that I can't eat natto, but I don't really like it.
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