なければ~た
If only it weren't... then...
JLPT
N4
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N/Na + でなければ~た A + くなければ~た V + なければ~た
Nghĩa
Expresses a meaning contrary to reality: if the event does not happen as expected, the outcome would be different. Often used at the end of a sentence with 「だろう」「はずだ」「のに」.
先生
が
助
けてくれなければ
、
この
論文
は
完成
しなかっただろう
。
Without the teacher's help, this thesis would not have been completed.
金目当
てでなければ
、
彼
はあんなに
年
をとった
女
の
人
と
結婚
しなかったに
違
いない
。
If he wasn't looking for money, he probably wouldn't have married such an old woman.
間違
えなければ
勝
てたはずなのに
。
If I hadn't made a mistake, I should have won.
風
を
引
かなければ
旅行
に
行
けたのに
。
I could have gone on a trip if the wind hadn't caught me.

