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Home N2 Grammar Pattern List 〜というものではない/〜というものでもない

N2

〜というものではない/〜というものでもない

Meaning

Expresses partial negation, meaning it cannot be stated so simply. In response to a seemingly reasonable idea, it rejects the assumption, saying it is not necessarily so. 「〜でもない」 is a softer way of saying it.

Examples
  1. お金さえあれば幸せだ、というものではない Having money does not necessarily mean you will be happy.
  2. 謝れば済むというものではない An apology does not necessarily make everything all right.