に他ならない
(Ni ta nara nai)
is nothing but / is exactly / is none other than.
Connection rules
- ＋Noun + に他ならない.
- ＋Emphatic identification — 'X is precisely Y, no other'.
- ＋Formal / literary register.
Examples
1.
これは努力の結果に他ならない。
Kore wa doryoku no kekka ni ta nara nai.
This is nothing but the result of effort.
「is nothing but / is exactly / is none other than」
2.
成功は運ではなく、準備に他ならない。
Seikou wa un de wa naku, junbi ni ta nara nai.
Success is not luck but preparation, nothing else.
「is nothing but / is exactly / is none other than」
Practice
His strictness is nothing but affection for his students.
彼の厳しさは、生徒への___。
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