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〜ならでは

unique to, that only X can offer

Noun + ならでは(の + Noun) · Noun + ならではだ

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ならでは praises something that only X can provide: これは京都ならではの風景だ, "this is a scene you can only find in Kyoto".

The most common shape is XならではのY, "a Y unique to X": 手作りならではの温かさ ("a warmth only handmade things have"), 地元の人ならではの情報 ("inside information only locals know"). It can also end a sentence: この味はこの店ならではだ.

It's always positive, so it's popular in travel writing, advertising and reviews.

Compare らしい (N3), "typical of", which is about being characteristic, and だけあって (N2), "as you'd expect from". ならでは says "you couldn't get this anywhere else". Don't confuse it with ならば, "if".

Examples

  • これは京都きょうとならではの風景ふうけいだ。

    This is a scene you can only find in Kyoto.

  • 手作てづくりならではの温あたたかさがある。

    It has a warmth that only handmade things have.

  • 子こどもならではの自由じゆうな発想はっそうだ。

    It's the kind of free thinking only a child could come up with.

  • 地元じもとの人ひとならではの情報じょうほうを教おしえてもらった。

    I got some inside information that only locals would know.

  • この味あじはこの店みせならではだ。

    You can't get this flavour anywhere but this restaurant.

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