HomeGrammarJLPT N1Noun + ならでは (~nara de wa)

Noun + ならでは (~nara de wa)

JLPT N1

Explanation

Expresses something unique or characteristic only of that noun; 'only found in', 'only possible with'.

Formation

Detailed explanation

The pattern Noun + ならでは highlights something that is unique or distinctive to that noun, suggesting that only this place, person, or thing could possess or create it.

Examples

Kore wa Nihon nara dewa no fuukei desu ne.

This is a landscape you can only find in Japan.

Shinsen na sakana wa kono machi nara dewa no tokusanhin desu.

Fresh fish is a specialty unique to this town.

Kare no gijutsu wa kare nara dewa no mono da.

His skills are unique to him.

Kono tezukuri no ippin wa, kanojo nara dewa no mono desu.

This handmade item is something only she could produce.

Practice

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