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There is a (small) possibility of A. A is not impossible.
The condition/potential represented by A is very rare, but does occur sometimes.
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漢 字 を 全 部 一 年 間 で 覚 え ら れ な い こと も ない 。 
It's not entirely impossible to memorize all the kanji in one year.
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すごく 勉 強 す れ ば 猫 と 話 せ な い ことはない と 思 う よ 。 
If you study very hard, then I don't think it's impossible to talk with cats.
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時 間 が すごく 掛 か る けど アメリカ から 日 本 まで 泳 げ な い こと は ない よ 。 
It would take a lot of time but it is not impossible to swim from America to Japan.
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にんじん は 好 き じ ゃ な い けど ちょっと だけ だったら 食 べ ら れ な い こと も ない 。 
I don't like carrots, but if it's a little bit I might (be able to) eat them.
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一 日 に 16 時 間 続 け て 仕 事 は できない こと も ない が 、 全 然 楽 じ ゃ な い でしょう ？ 
It's not that you can't work 16 hours in a single day, but it's not exactly easy, right?

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ANoun では ない
 
Aい-adjective -い く ない
 
AVerb: ない form
 
Aな-adjective では ない
 
 
ことは/もない
Where this grammar is found
Nihongo So-Matome N3 (日本語総まとめ）: 第６週　２日目
Nihongo So-Matome N2 (日本語総まとめ）: 第１週　５日目
新完全マスター文法 N3: 第１部　８課
新完全マスター文法 N3: C 「こと・の」の使い方
JLPT N1 / Advanced: Jumble Question Pack ①


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Discussion about this grammar
aileen
Studying: JLPT 2級
Level: 1, 好 : 67
I'm not positive, but I think we can also use は here, as in ない事は無い。
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13 years ago
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マイコー
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Fixed!
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13 years ago
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mireille
Years Studied: 3
Studying: JLPT N3 & JLPT 2級
Level: 1, 好 : 99
ない form verb + ことはない・こともない
I-adjective stem (-い) + くないことはない・‾こともない
Noun + でないことはない・‾こともない
Na-adjective + でないことはない・‾こともない
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12 years ago
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マイコー
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Thanks!
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12 years ago
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darkje
Years Studied: 2
Studying: 2級
Level: 1, 好 : 67
Should this not be : Noun + じゃないことはない・こともない Na-adjective + じゃないことはない・こともない Maybe there was a confusion between でわない and じゃない?
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10 years ago (Edited 10 years ago.)
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マイコー
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Agreed, thanks!
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10 years ago
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Drakhas
Years Studied: 7
Studying: N2
Level: 1, 好 : 2

What is the difference between ないことはない and ないでもない？

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5 years ago
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マイコー
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According the grammar dictionary that I have, they are basically interchangeable.

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5 years ago



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