HOME > WordMaster® > WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU? | あなたがいなければ何もできません。

@Work
2009.10.21

Hello! Today's expression is also a heartfelt message - from the WordMaster to you!

Today's LessonCATEGORY: 役に立つ表現
WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU?
あなたがいなければ何もできません。

Explanation

  • You say “What would I do without you?” to let someONE know that you rely on them or that their help is always important to you.

    If you rely on someTHING, you can say “What would I do without it?”
  • 誰かを頼りにしていることや、自分にとってその人の助けが常に重要であることを、相手に伝えるときは、What would I do without you? と言います。

    何か物に頼っている場合は、What would I do without it? (それがなければ何もできません)と言います。

WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU?

examples

  1. a: I've made a number of revisions to your talk and have suggested some additional tables you could use.
    b: What would I do without you? Thank you so much!
  2. a: I heard that your boss gave you another big raise.
    b: (playfully) Well, he didn't really have a choice, did he? After all, what would he do without me?
  3. James works twice as hard as anyone else on my team. I don't know what we'd do without him.
  4. I don't know what I would have done in London without my GPS unit. The streets there are so confusing.

英会話レッスンThank you for always being there!