GRAMMAR DETAIL
〜なしには
Indicates that an action cannot be carried out in the absence of a concrete requirement such as a tool, permission, or support.
Examples
専門家の助言なしには、この古文書を正確に解読できない。
Without expert advice, this old manuscript cannot be deciphered accurately.
Words used
水なしには、人は生きられない。
People cannot live without water.
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住民の理解なしには、工事を進められない。
The construction work cannot proceed without the residents' understanding.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Attach
なしにはto a noun naming a requirement and follow it with negation or impossibility to mark that requirement as essential. - Basic usage:
住民の理解なしには、工事を進められない。means that the residents' understanding is necessary for the construction work to proceed.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- なしに and the following statement
説明なしに始めたdescribes actually starting without an explanation.説明なしには始められないmakes an explanation necessary by saying that starting is impossible without it.