Only A
This usually follows as the only reason/cause for something happening.
33
彼が言ったのは嘘じゃなくて、皮肉に他ならない。
What the boy said wasn't a lie, he was just being sarcastic.
19
当たりくじを見つけたのは、幸運に他ならない。
He found the winning ticket with nothing but luck.
21
その外国人の失礼言葉は気にしなくていいよ。文化の違いに他ならないから。
Don't mind that foreigner's rude words. It's nothing more than a cultural difference.
13
そんなことするなんて、彼は泥棒に他ならない。
He is nothing less than a thief to do such a thing.
Getting the sentences
Construction
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Related Expressions
ほかない
Where this grammar is found
Grammar usage notes
にほかならない sounds very close to にすぎない but they are quite different. にすぎない means st / so is nothing more than what is stated, in terms of amount, degree, status, ... while にほかならないmeans st / so is no other than X. にすぎない has downgrading nuance, but the にほかならない lacks this nuance.
Another crucial difference is that にすぎない can be used with a quantity but にほかならない cannot.
Another crucial difference is that にすぎない can be used with a quantity but にほかならない cannot.
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