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Grammar detail: ないことはない

ないことはない  not impossible
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verb plain negative
or
noun + ではない
or
adjective negative form
+
ことはない
means
~ is not impossible
This is a useful set expression, equivalent to an English double negative. It actually means what you would expect from looking at the constituent elements: 〜ない (not) こと (thing) は (topic) ない (is not). The not thing is not: t may not be that something does not happen; in other words, it's not impossible.
こんな
じょうきょう
状況
でも
じゅうなん
柔軟
かんが
えられない
ことはない
Even under these circumstances, it's not beyond us to be flexible in our thinking.
どんなに
とし
って
がくもん
学問
できないことない
You're never too old to learn.
いそ
げば
わない
ことはない
If we hurry we might make it.
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Kanji used in this grammar

ジョウ    condition, circumstances   
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キョウ    situation   
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ジュウ   ニュウ   やわらかい soft   
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ナン   やわらか    やわらかい soft   
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コウ   かんがえる to think about, consider   
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ネン   とし year   
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シュ   と to take   
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ガク   まな to learn   
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モン   と question   と to ask   とん wholesale   
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キュウ   いそ to hurry   
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カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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