なしでは (nashideha)

Meaning & usage

なしでは expresses that something is impossible without the stated thing, as in lacking water or help. It attaches directly to a noun, as in 水なしでは or 助けなしでは, and is followed by a negative predicate such as 生きられない or やっていけない. The negative ending is required, and the predicate should name the specific action that is impossible, since a bare できない sounds incomplete. Note that 生きられない keeps its literal sense of being unable to live or survive.

Example sentences 6

1. 私わたしはあなたなしでは生いきられない。

   I can't live without you.

2. 人は水なしでは生きられない。

   One can't live without water.

3. 私は彼女の助けなしではやっていけない。

   I can't do without her help.

4. 彼はビールなしでは１日もいられない。

   He can't go without beer even for a day.

5. 彼女なしでは生きていけない。

   I can't live without her.

6. 実は人間は空気なしでは生きられないのです。

   The truth is that we can't live without air.