Meaning & usage
あながちない is an adverb-plus-negative pattern meaning something is not necessarily the case. あながち sits before a negative expression such as ない, 間違っていない, or ばかりは言えない, softening a full denial. It appears in written or formal contexts, often with ものかもしれない or とは言えない.
Example sentences 4
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値段が高いからといって、品質が良いとはあながちない。
Just because something is expensive does not necessarily mean the quality is good.
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彼の意見は少数派だが、あながちないわけでもない。
His opinion is a minority view, but it is not entirely without merit.
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噂はあながちないとも限らない、と課長は言った。
The section chief said the rumor is not necessarily untrue.
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都市の生活が便利だが、田舎が劣るともあながちない。
City life is convenient, but that does not necessarily mean the countryside is worse.