Noun なしでは~ない
Noun nashi de wa ~nai
JLPT N1 Formal
Formation
Noun + なしでは~ない
Expresses the necessity of something; 'cannot do without', 'not possible without'.
When to use
"Cannot do without X" - practical necessity.
Explanation
Noun なしでは~ない is used to emphasize that something is indispensable. It can be translated as 'cannot do without' or 'not possible without.'
Example sentences
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We cannot live without water.
Mizu nashi de wa ikirarenai.
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Without his help, I cannot solve this problem.
Kare no tasuke nashi de wa, kono mondai o kaiketsu suru koto wa dekinai.
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Modern business cannot function without computers.
Konpyuuta nashi de wa, gendai no bijinesu wa naritatanai.
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Life would be boring without friendship.
Yuujou nashi de wa, jinsei wa taikutsu darou.
Without X (Cannot Do Without)
- Noun なくして~はないNoun nakushite ~ wa naiN1Expresses 'without ~, there can't be ~'; 'can't do ~…
- ~ないで〜naideN3Express 'without doing ~' or 'without ~ing'.
- Verb ことなく~kotonakuN2Means 'without doing', 'not doing', or 'without happening'.
- Verb ないことには Verb ない~nai koto ni wa ~ naiN2Express that something cannot be done without meeting a…
- ~てからでないと〜te kara denai toN2Indicates that something cannot be done before a certain…
- Noun + あっての + NounA atte no BN1Expresses 'B cannot exist without A'; 'B only exists…
- Verb ずとも〜zu tomoN1Means 'Even without doing (X), (Y) can still happen'.
- Verb もしないで~ mo shinai deN1Means 'without even doing'.
- Verbる こと なし にVerb-ru koto nashi niN1Used to express 'without doing something'.
Corpus examples (58)
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Poets cannot live without love.
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We can't live without loving.
一緒に暮らせる誰かと結婚するのではなく、その人なしでは生きていけない人と結婚するのよ。
You don't marry someone you can live with — you marry the person whom you cannot live without.
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Those who learn English cannot do without English dictionaries.
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Tom doesn't do anything without his wife's permission.
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I can't live without music.
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Without electricity we can't live a good life today.
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A passport is something you cannot do without when you go to a foreign country.
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Whatever language you study, you cannot do without a dictionary.
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It's so cold here that we can't do without an overcoat.
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I don't like to go out without a coat on such a cold day.
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She can't do without milk.
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We cannot do without air and water.
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Men can not exist without air.
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The truth is that we can't live without air.
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We cannot live without air.
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I cannot do without this dictionary even for a single day.
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No living things could live without oxygen.
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Without her help, I could not finish my task.
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In his business he cannot do without a car.
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I can't do my job without a computer.
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I can't do without coffee after meals.
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I can't do without her help.
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I can't get by without him.
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I cannot dispense with this book till Sunday.