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~ないことには~ない: "Without/unless..."

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~ないことには~ない: Can't do it without ya

構成こうせい

  • b

    Negative verb/い-adjective(ない)ことにはない

  • b

    な-adjective/nounでないことにはない
    Example:
    新品しんぴんないことには来年らいねんまでもたないとおもうよ。
    "Unless it's new I don't think it will last until next year.”

日本語にほんご文法ぶんぽう説明せつめい

  • b

    Yの条件じょうけん成立せいりつするには、Xの条件じょうけん成立せいりつしなければならないという意味いみ

  • b

    「XしなければYない」

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