N3 grammar · Lesson 7

「〜わけだ」「〜わけではない」: no wonder, not that

一日いちにち二にページなら、一週間いっしゅうかんで十四じゅうよんページ進すすむわけだ。

「わけだ」: a logical conclusion (no wonder, in other words); 「わけではない」 「というわけではない」: gently denying an assumption; partial negation.

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In this lesson

  1. 01「わけ」: what follows by logic
  2. 02「〜わけだ」: no wonder, in other words
  3. 03「〜わけではない」: it’s not that …
  4. 04Partial negation: not all, not always
  5. 05Compared with similar expressions

Practice

  • Match the phrases to their meanings
  • What would you say?
  • Choose the natural sentence
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Rewrite as asked
  • Put the pieces in order

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