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Grammar list

おい

(O oi te)

other than / except for (no one else but).

Connection rules

  • Noun + をおいて + negative main clause (ない, いない, etc.).
  • Exclusivity — X is the only option, no one / nothing else qualifies.
  • Requires a negative main clause for the 'no one but X' sense.

Examples

1.
かれおい適任てきにんしゃない

Kare o oi te, tekinin sha wa i nai.

There's no one suitable other than him.

other than / except for (no one else but)

2.
このやく彼女かのじょおいない

Kono yaku wa kanojo o oi te ta ni i nai.

There's no one for this role other than her.

other than / except for (no one else but)

Practice

There is no one else suitable for this difficult project leader role other than him.

この難しいプロジェクトのリーダーにふさわしい人は、___ほかにいない。

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