GRAMMAR DETAIL

あっての

made possible by · depends on the existence of

Emphasizes that the preceding existence or support is an indispensable foundation for what follows.

Examples

住民の信頼があっての地域社会だ。

A community is made possible by the trust of its residents.

信頼あっての仕事だ。

This work is possible only because of trust.

家族の支えあっての今の私です。

I am who I am today because of my family's support.

Structure: Link a foundational noun to the thing it makes possible with あっての, emphasizing that the former is indispensable to the latter.
Basic usage: 信頼あっての仕事だ。 means that trust is essential for the work to be possible.

Roles of the two nouns
- In 家族の支えあっての今の私, family support is the foundation and the present self is what it made possible.
The form with an explicit が
- It can appear without が, as in 信頼あっての, or with an explicit が, as in 住民の信頼があっての. Both present the preceding thing as an essential foundation.