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とは限かぎらない

とはかぎらないto wa kagiranaiN2neutral

savor + not necessarily

ajiwau to wa kagiranai

not necessarily; not always the case

meaning: not necessarily

Same meaningRelated

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜とは限かぎらない
  • 味あじわうとは限かぎらない

高たかいからっておいしいとは限かぎらないよ。

takai karatte oishii to wa kagiranai yo.

Just because it's expensive doesn't mean it's tasty. casual

有名ゆうめいな大学だいがくを出でたからといって、仕事しごとができるとは限かぎらない。

yuumei na daigaku o deta kara to itte, shigoto ga dekiru to wa kagiranai.

Just because someone graduated from a famous university doesn't mean they're good at their job. neutral

Same meaning4

not necessarily; not always

All examples4

not necessarily; not always — leaves room for exceptions

  1. 先さきに着ついた人ひとが勝者しょうしゃだとは限かぎらない。

    saki ni tsuita hito ga shousha da to wa kagiranai.

    Whoever gets there first isn't necessarily the winner. neutral

  2. 高たかいからっておいしいとは限かぎらないよ。

    takai karatte oishii to wa kagiranai yo.

    Just because it's expensive doesn't mean it's tasty. casual

  3. 有名ゆうめいな大学だいがくを出でたからといって、仕事しごとができるとは限かぎらない。

    yuumei na daigaku o deta kara to itte, shigoto ga dekiru to wa kagiranai.

    Just because someone graduated from a famous university doesn't mean they're good at their job. neutral

  4. 必かならずしも、価格かかくが高たかい商品しょうひんが品質ひんしつに優すぐれているとは限かぎりません。

    kanarazushimo, kakaku ga takai shouhin ga hinshitsu ni sugurete iru to wa kagirimasen.

    It is not necessarily the case that expensive products are superior in quality. formal

How it's formed3

All forms3

  • 必かならずしもkanarazushimoalternant

    the partner adverb, placed early in the sentence. It says out loud what とは限かぎらない leaves unsaid, that the denial covers some cases and not all (必かならずしも安やすいとは限かぎらない).

  • pastとは限かぎらなかったtohakagiranakatta

    味あじわうとは限かぎらなかった

  • politeとは限かぎりませんtohakagirimasen

    味あじわうとは限かぎりません

Notes

だ is normally kept (幸しあわせだとは限かぎらない, never ×幸しあわせなとは限かぎらない); it
can drop in written style (安全あんぜんとは限かぎらない). Often paired with
必かならずしも, and very often with からといって, as above.