〜なくもない

Formation

N1SuppositionNeutral
ない-Form
Verb
なくもない
Dict. Form ()
I-adj
くなくもない
Dict. Form
Na-adj
でなくもない
Dict. Form
Noun
は / が
なくもない
Variations
なくはない

Meaning

Used to express a double negative to indicate that something is possible or that one somewhat feels a certain way, though passively or hesitantly.

Examples

確かに、彼の言っていることは分からなくもない。

It's true that I can somewhat understand what he's saying.

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