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Home N1 Grammar Pattern List 〜をおいて〜ない

N1

〜をおいて〜ない

Meaning

Emphasizes that apart from a certain thing, there exists nothing else that satisfies the condition or that can be highly evaluated. It is used when highly valuing something as irreplaceable, as in 「彼をおいて他にいない」. A related expression is 「何をおいても」, meaning "before anything else, first of all," which differs in that it speaks of priority.

Examples
  1. この重大なプロジェクトを任せられる人は、彼をおいて他にいない。 There is no one other than him who can be entrusted with this major project.
  2. 私が住みたい街は、この静かな海辺の町をおいてほかにない。 The only place I want to live is this quiet seaside town.
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