Structure
Noun + に限ったことではない
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About に限ったことではない
に限ったことではない is a fairly emphatic expression that, like several other grammar patterns, makes use of the う-Verb 限る 'to limit'. It is a combination of the case-marking particle に, the past tense of 限る, 限った, the noun こと 'thing', the conjunctive form of the auxiliary verb だ, で, the adverbial particle は, and the い-Adjective, ない. The literal translation is 'it is not something that is limited to (A)', but other common interpretations include 'not only (A), but (B)', or 'not restricted to (A), (B) too'.
This structure will be used following nouns, and tends to be reserved for fairly formal situations.
This grammar pattern often indicates that (A) is something that is not especially rare, so should not be, or does not require to be treated in any special way.
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浮気をするのは男性に限ったことではない。
Cheating is not something that is limited to men.
地震が頻繁に起きるのは日本に限ったことではありません。
Frequently occuring earthquakes are not something that is limited to Japan.
不幸が連続して起こるのは自分に限ったことではないと信じている。
I believe that successive misfortunes are not something that is limited to me.
子犬にメロメロになるのは女の子に限ったことではない。父もメロメロだ。
Being infatuated with puppies is not something that is limited to girls. Boys get infatuated too.
松岡さんが宿題を忘れるのは今日に限ったことではない。
Mr. Matsuoka forgetting to do his homework was not limited only to today.
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