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if it were not for
Prepositional phrase
Japanese Meaning
「もし~でなければ」、すなわち、特定の条件が満たされなかった場合に、ある特定の人物や出来事が結果を防いだことを示す表現。 / 条件が欠けている状態を前提とし、実際の結果にその条件が影響を与えていることを示す言い回し。
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If a certain condition were not met; used to indicate that a particular person, event, etc. prevented a certain outcome.
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if it were not for
If it were not for her encouragement, he would never have started his own business.
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If it were not for her encouragement, he would never have started his own business.
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