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Decoded Slug: Noun なしには~ない (Noun nashi ni wa ~nai)

Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Noun なしには~ない (Noun nashi ni wa ~nai)

Noun なしには~ない (Noun nashi ni wa ~nai)

Short explanation:

It means 'without', 'cannot do without', 'not possible without'.

Formation:

Noun + なしには + Verb-negative

Examples:

お金なしには生活ができない。
Okane nashi niwa seikatsu ga dekinai.
Without money, life is not possible.
愛情なしには子育てができない。
Aijou nashi niwa sodate ga dekinai.
You cannot raise a child without love.
彼なしにはこのプロジェクトを進められない。
Kare nashi niwa kono purojekuto wo susumerarenai.
Without him, I cannot advance this project.
水なしには生きていけない。
Mizu nashi niwa ikite ikenai.
I cannot live without water.

Long explanation:

The なしには~ない grammar point is used to express the necessity of something. It means that without the thing mentioned before なしには, it's not possible to do the action stated after ない. It can be translated as 'without', 'cannot do without', or 'not possible without' in English.
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