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nakereba
expression, auxiliary

Alternate Written Forms:

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nakereba

English Meaning(s) for なければ

expression
  1. if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if (one) doesn't have ...
expression, auxiliary
  1. if not ...; unless ...
  2. have to ...; must ...

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Sample Sentences for なければ

I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines, and the living rooms of Concord, and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments.
Man can't live without dreams.
If only there were no wars in the world.
I'm neither an Athenian nor a Greek.

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