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〜でなくてなんだろう [〜でなくてなんだろう] (denakute-nandarou)
Meaning: If thats not ... I don't know what is
Example: If that's not a secret society, i don't know what is
JLPT Level: 1
Category: grammar
Author: dc
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| | always follows a noun. written only |
(dc) | | 〜でなくてなんだろう literally means : "If it is not 〜,then what it is/ what can it be?" |
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| | anon | JLPT Level 4? | | | dc | well spotted. Level 1 i think. | | | olivier | JPLT Level 1 without a doubt. | | | rasmusjp | not to be a nit-picker, but how does that example sentence fit in with "written only"? | | | cosmo | suppose we're talking about a person, is 〜でなくてだれだろう acceptable? (same goes for places, time, etc) | | | iamharenchi | たとえば？あの人はスミスさんでなくてだれだろう？とか？I think its grammatically correct its just probably not used. Also consider that when speaking about other people you have to be careful about politeness, so saying なくてだれだろう？might be considered a little bit rude. | | | joooohn | Is there an equivalent word/phrase which means "if that isn't (X) then what is?" or similar?
It'd be very handy to use in day to day life. | | |
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