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Until A is done, B doesn't occur/can't be done.
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If you don't have proof you are an adult, you can't buy alcohol.
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Until I pass this traffic safety test, I can't get my driver's license.
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You cannot enter until you agree to the site conditions.
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AVerb: て-form から ない ~
 
AVerb: て-form から でなければ
 
 
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Grammar usage notes

My daughter would prefer "てからじゃないと" in normal conversation.
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berndbausch
Level: 1
はじめにAしなかったら、Bしない (できない)
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リンク・リンク
Level: 1381
While this commonly means unless or until A is done, B cannot be done, it can also mean if A isn’t done, B will happen. The difference turns on whether the main clause is about possibility, permission, or feasibility, or whether it’s about an undesirable consequence. For example,「 れてからでないと、してしまう」means “If she didn’t first move away a little, they would end up crying.”
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jm27937
Level: 1444
:からでないと/からでなければ

調

:Vて+からでないと/からでなければ__~ない。

:____するはできない。(____してからはできる。)
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lou1sb
Level: 1
is the title てからですと a mistake? It seems the grammar てからでないと. That makes more sense with the meaning.
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 337
Fixed it, thanks!
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16 years ago
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mireille
Level: 1
Same meaning:

て form verb + からでなければ
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 337
Thanks!
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16 years ago
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kouki
Level: 1
I cannot search for "てからでないと" because of different lesson title "てからではないと".
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 337
Thanks, I'll fix that.
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16 years ago
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アンディ
Level: 1
Hi. Under "Construction", it says "なけらば", should that be "なければ"? Douzo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.
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15 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 337
Thanks for catching that typo!
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15 years ago


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