Grammar Info
N3 Lesson 7: 14/21

とは限(かぎ)らない
not necessarily so, is not always true, there is no guarantee that

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Verb + 限らない
[い]Adjective + 限らない
[な]Adjective + + 限らない
Noun + + 限らない
Verb + 限りません
[い]Adjective + 限りません
[な]Adjective + + 限りません
Noun + + 限りません
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とは限(かぎ)らない is regularly used to convey the meaning of ‘(A) is not necessarily so’, or ‘there is no guarantee that (A)’. This expression utilizes the 格助詞(かくじょし) (case marking particle) と in its use for highlighting 結果(けっか) ‘results’, the 副助詞(ふくじょし) (adverbial particle) は, and the negated form of the う - Verb 限(かぎ)る ‘to limit’.
This structure may be used with verbs, い-Adjectives, な-Adjectives, or nouns. However, will be required after な-Adjectives and nouns.
  • 日本(にほん)2年(ねん)間(かん)住(す)んでいるからといって、日本語(にほんご)話(はな)せるとは限(かぎ)らない
    It is not limited to a person being able to speak Japanese just because they have lived in Japan for 2 years.
  • 日(ひ)出(で)てても暖(あたた)かいとは限(かぎ)らない
    Just because the sun is out, doesn't necessarily mean that it is warm.
  • 田舎(いなか)も静(しず)かだとは限(かぎ)らない
    A place being rural doesn't necessarily mean that it is quiet.
  • 社長(しゃちょう)だからといって乗(の)っている車(くるま)高級車(こうきゅうしゃ)だとは限(かぎ)らない
    It is not limited to him driving a luxury car, just because he is the CEO.
限(かぎ)らない literally means ‘to not be bound’, or ‘to not be limited’. Therefore, despite と highlighting a result, that result is then being clarified as ‘not the only possibility’.
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すべての人間(にんげん)が上手(じょうず)歌(うた)えるとは限(かぎ)らない
It is not necessarily true that everybody can sing well.
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毎年(まいとし)の冬(ふゆ)に必(かなら)ず雪(ゆき)降(ふ)るとは限(かぎ)らない
It is not necessarily the case that it will snow every winter.
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彼女(かのじょ)が「愛(あい)している」と言(い)ってくれても、離婚(りこん)しないとは限(かぎ)らない
Just because she says she loves you doesn’t necessarily mean you won't get a divorce.
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