をおいて
(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.
彼をおいて、適任者はいない。

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.
この役は彼女をおいて他にいない。

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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