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A (to some extent); agree with A (to some extent)
A very indirect/soft way of saying 'A is true' (by using a double negative).
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I can understand his thinking to some extent.
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It's noisy here but it's not like I cannot sleep here.
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AVerb: ない form -い
 
Aい-adjective -い なく
 
Aな-adjective じゃなく
 
ANoun なく
 
 
は/もない
Basic Examples:
なく (I can sort of do (It's not like I can't do)...)

なく (it's somewhat wide)

じゃなく (I like ... somewhat)

(I have some money (It's not like I don't have any money))

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mysticfive
Level: 2017
you can also use Nがなくはない, and all these patterns can also use も instead of は
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マイコー
Level: 300
Updated!
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