Difference between revisions of "Expressing "if it were not for" with "yaobushi""
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要不是 (yàobushì) is almost the same as "如果不是⋯⋯ "， and it may followed by "的话," meaning "if it were not for..." or "without...." | 要不是 (yàobushì) is almost the same as "如果不是⋯⋯ "， and it may followed by "的话," meaning "if it were not for..." or "without...." | ||
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The second part of the sentence tells ''what would have happened'' otherwise. | The second part of the sentence tells ''what would have happened'' otherwise. | ||
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*<em>要不是</em> 堵车 <em>的话</em> ，我 现在 已经 到 上海 了。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yàobùshì</em> dǔchē <em>dehuà</em>, wǒ xiànzài yǐjīng dào Shànghǎi le.</span><span class="trans">If it weren't for the traffic jam, I'd be in Shanghai by now.</span> | *<em>要不是</em> 堵车 <em>的话</em> ，我 现在 已经 到 上海 了。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yàobùshì</em> dǔchē <em>dehuà</em>, wǒ xiànzài yǐjīng dào Shànghǎi le.</span><span class="trans">If it weren't for the traffic jam, I'd be in Shanghai by now.</span> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:22, 14 January 2021
要不是 (yàobushì) is almost the same as "如果不是⋯⋯ "， and it may followed by "的话," meaning "if it were not for..." or "without...."
Structure
要不是 ⋯⋯（的话），⋯⋯
The second part of the sentence tells what would have happened otherwise.
Examples
- 要不是 你，我 会 迷路。If it weren't for you, I would get lost.
- 要不是 她 帮忙，我们 不 可能 这么 快 找到 这 个 地方。We couldn't have found this place so quickly without her help.
- 要不是 你 说 你 想 吃，我 不 会 做 这 个 菜 的。I wouldn't have made this dish if you hadn't said that you wanted to eat it.
- 要不是 因为 他 是 你 朋友，我 是 不 会 帮 他 的。I wouldn't have helped him if it were not for him being your friend.
- 要不是 我 有 急事 ，我 会 陪 你 去 看 电影 的 。If I didn't have something urgent to do, I would go to the movies with you.
- 要不是 你 这么 忙，我们 早就 见面 了。If you hadn't been so busy, we'd have met long ago.
- 要不是 你 刚才 说 错 话，他 是 不 会 生气 的。He wouldn't have gotten mad if it weren't for you saying the wrong thing just now.
- 要不是 你们 迟到 的话 ，我们 早就 到 了。We would have gotten there long ago if it were not for you all being late.
- 要不是 妈妈 发现 了 的话 ，还 可以 在 我 家 聚会。If Mom hadn't found out, we could have had the get-together at my house.
- 要不是 堵车 的话 ，我 现在 已经 到 上海 了。If it weren't for the traffic jam, I'd be in Shanghai by now.
