〜とは限らない (~to wa kagiranai) — not necessarily
Showing that what everyone assumes is not always so.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
It is very useful in essays and discussions for showing a balanced argument.
Meaning
- To push back on the assumption that something is always the case, use 「〜とは限らない」: 「安い物が悪いとは限らない」= cheap things are not necessarily bad.
- You raise a common belief and point out that exceptions exist.
How to attach
「必ずしも」often sits in front and strengthens it: 「必ずしも高いとは限らない」.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
安い物が悪いとは限らない。
やすいものがわるいとはかぎらない。
Cheap things are not necessarily bad.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 悪い is an い-adj → add とは限らない directly → 悪いとは限らない = it doesn't follow that they're bad.
必ずしもお金があれば幸せだとは限らない。
かならずしもおかねがあればしあわせだとはかぎらない。
Having money does not necessarily make you happy.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 幸せだ is a な-adj → keep the だ and add とは限らない → 必ずしも is added in front to make the meaning stronger.
日本人がみんな漢字が書けるとは限らない。
にほんじんがみんなかんじがかけるとはかぎらない。
It is not necessarily true that every Japanese person can write kanji.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 書ける is the plain form of the verb → add とは限らない directly → it breaks the assumption that "everyone can".
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「高い物がいい＿。」— which says "not necessarily"?
💡 Hint: The sense that exceptions exist.
〜とは限らない = it is not always so.
Which word often comes in front of 「〜とは限らない」?
💡 Hint: It carries the sense of "always".
必ずしも〜とは限らない is the set pair that strengthens it.
Which is right after a な-adjective?
💡 Hint: Here だ stays.
Unlike わけだ, this takes だ, not な.
Your score: /3