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samonakereba
expression

Alternate Written Forms:

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Root Words:

sa + mo + nakereba

English Meaning(s) for さもなければ

expression
  1. otherwise; or else; if not

Stroke Order Diagrams for さもなければ

Sample Sentences for さもなければ

Otherwise he would not have won the first prize.
He left early; otherwise he could not have caught the train.
Furthermore, experiments were never carried out against the rules but were performed always well within them - otherwise they would not be recognized as experiments at all.
He studied hard; otherwise he would have failed again.
They lost their way; otherwise, they would have arrived long ago.

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