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好きというわけではない

not necessarily like; it’s not that someone particularly likes something

→ 好きだ
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not necessarily like; it’s not that someone particularly likes something Often softens a negative: it indicates that someone does not particularly like something, without necessarily disliking it.
JA: 私はこの種の音楽が特に好きというわけではない。
EN: It’s not that I particularly like this kind of music.

両方とも好きというわけではない。

I don't like both of them.

私はショーの劇が特に好きというわけではない。

It's not that I particularly like the plays in the show.

私はこの種の音楽が特に好きというわけではない。

It's not that I particularly like this kind of music.

ここの生徒の全員がスポーツ好きというわけではない。

Not all the students here like sports.