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It's definitely A (and not something else)
This expression is used to confirm that it's A.
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こんなに 頭 が 痛 く て 、 病 気 でなくてなんだろう 。 
My head hurts so much I must be sick.
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あんなに 彼 女 に 冷 た く されて 、 これ が 失 恋 でなくてなんだろう 。 
To be treated so coldly by her, this must be a broken heart.

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Construction
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ANoun
でなくて
なん
だろう
Basic Examples:
愛でなくて何だろう (must be love)

Where this grammar is found
Nihongo So-Matome N1 (日本語総まとめ): 第８週　２日目
新完全マスター文法 N1: 第１部　１８課　主張・断定
JLPT N1 / Advanced: Sentence Endings ①


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Discussion about this grammar
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emmy
Years Studied: N/A
Studying: Kanji Kentei
Level: 2, 好 : 631
Doesn't this literally mean something like asking (rhetorically) "If it isn't A, then what is it?" ?
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2点
10 years ago
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
Studying: 自分のため、日本語教師だから
Level: 727, 好 : 4,825
exactly
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0点
10 years ago



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