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JLPT N1 Grammar

ないとも限らない

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N1 · Inference / Appearance · nai-form verb + ないとも限らない

not necessarily impossible; may

nai-form verb + ないとも限らない

ないとも限らない means one cannot say something will not happen; it remains possible.

It is often used to warn of risk or reserve judgment.

小さなミスでも、大きな問題につながらないとも限らない。

Even a small mistake may possibly lead to a big problem.

The double negative is tricky; the actual meaning is possibility.

You cannot say it will not happen, so it may happen.

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