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What is the difference between そうでもない and それほどでもない and そんなことはない ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between そうでもない and それほどでもない and そんなことはない ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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A: 彼は馬鹿だ。
B: そうでもない/そんなこともない(=彼は馬鹿ではない)
A: 彼はもの凄く馬鹿だ。
B: それほどでもない
(=彼は馬鹿だが、もの凄く馬鹿ではない)
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@suetyan12 Both そうでもない and そんなこともない negate the whole of the precedent statement. そうでもない is slightly modest compared with そんなこともない.
On the other hand, それほどでもない only denies the extent: He's as handsome as Jonny Depp; No, not that much
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@suetyan12
そうでもない 也不是那样; 不一定那样
それほどでもない 没有那么高/大/多
そんなことはない 没有那样的事; 没有那回事
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