그렇진 않아요

not exactly

→ 그렇다
phrase Rare #21,634
not exactly A polite, softened way to say that something is not quite the case. It is a contraction of 그렇지는 않아요.
KO: 꼭 그렇진 않아요. 사람마다 달라요.
EN: Not exactly. It varies from person to person.

그렇진 않아요

That's not true

— 마농의 샘 2부 (1986)

꼭 그렇진 않아요

Not necessarily.

— 아모레스 페로스 (2000)

말도 전혀 못 하고요 꼭 그렇진 않아요

I can’t speak at all, either. It’s not necessarily like that.

— 잠수종과 나비 (2007)

늘 그렇진 않아요

It’s not always like that.

— 빅 식 (2017)

다 그렇진 않아요

Not everyone is like that.

— 보리밭을 흔드는 바람 (2006)