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Formation: V / い-adj plain + わけがない; な-adj + な／である + わけがない; N + の／である + わけがない

States the speaker's strong conviction that something is impossible or out of the question, often with emotion such as disbelief or indignation. It is used mostly in speech; わけない is the casual form, and わけはない and わけがありません also occur. Compare 〜はずがない, which is almost the same but sounds more like a conclusion drawn from facts, while わけがない sounds more emotional. Do not confuse it with 〜わけではない, which only corrects an assumption ('it's not that...'). Also note that わけない on its own can mean 'easy'.

Variants: 〜わけはない、〜わけない、〜わけがありません

Examples

• あんなに練習したんだから、負けるわけがない。
  We practiced so hard, there's no way we'll lose.
• 正直な彼女が嘘をつくわけがない。
  She's an honest person; she would never lie.
• こんな難しい問題、子どもに解けるわけないよ。
  There's no way a child could solve a problem this hard.

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