HomeGrammarJLPT N1Noun なしには~ない (Noun nashi ni wa ~nai)

Noun なしには~ない (Noun nashi ni wa ~nai)

JLPT N1

Explanation

Means 'without', 'cannot do without', 'not possible without'.

Formation

Detailed explanation

The なしには~ない grammar point is used to express that without the mentioned noun, something is not possible. It can be translated as 'cannot (do) without ~', or 'not possible without ~'.

Examples

Okane nashi ni wa seikatsu ga dekinai.

I cannot get by without money.

Aijou nashi ni wa kosodate ga dekinai.

You cannot raise a child without love.

Kare nashi ni wa kono purojekuto o susumerarenai.

Without him, I cannot move this project forward.

Mizu nashi ni wa ikite ikenai.

I cannot live without water.

Practice

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