〜あっての
Made possible only by 〜あっての
Meaning
"Which exists only thanks to ~", "~ is what makes it possible".
Formation
[noun A] + あっての + [noun B] (BはAあってのものだ)
Notes
Says that B collapses the moment A is removed, so it is the grammar of gratitude: お客様あっての商売. It links two nouns and cannot take a verb.
Examples
お客様(きゃくさま)あっての商売(しょうばい)です。
There is no business without customers.
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健康(けんこう)あっての仕事(しごと)ですから、休(やす)んでください。
Work depends on health, so please rest.
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読者(どくしゃ)あっての雑誌(ざっし)だと思(おも)います。
I believe a magazine exists only thanks to its readers.
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皆様(みなさま)の協力(きょうりょく)あっての成功(せいこう)でした。
It was a success made possible only by everyone's cooperation.
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選手(せんしゅ)あってのチームだということを忘(わす)れないでください。
Do not forget that a team is nothing without its players.
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⚠️ Often confused with
〜から
Reason 〜から (because)
Gives a reason or cause — "because ~ / since ~". Subjective and conversational. Comes afte...
〜ので
Reason 〜ので (formal because)
A more formal / softer "because" than から. Used in polite speech, business, and writing....
〜以上(は)
Now that 〜以上は
"Now that ~", "since ~" — given this fact, a duty or resolve follows.
〜だけあって
As you would expect 〜だけあって
"As you would expect of ~", "no wonder, given that ~". Admiring.
〜ことから
Judging from 〜ことから
"From the fact that ~", "judging from ~" — states the evidence a conclusion rests on.
〜につき
Due to / per 〜につき
"Due to ~" in official notices; also "per ~" for rates.
〜ゆえ(に)
Owing to (literary) 〜ゆえ(に)
"Because of ~", "owing to ~" — a stiff, literary statement of cause.
〜とあって
Given the occasion 〜とあって
"Because it is (the special occasion of) ~" — a special situation produces a natural resul...
〜ばこそ
It is only because 〜ばこそ
"It is precisely because ~ (and nothing else)" — an emphatic, positive reason.
〜手前
With others watching 〜手前
"Since ~ (and with people watching), I have no choice but to ..." — social face forces the...
〜こととて
Seeing that (apologetic) 〜こととて
"Because it is ~ (please excuse it)" — a humble reason offered with an apology.
〜にかこつけて
Under the pretext of 〜にかこつけて
"Using ~ as an excuse", "under the pretext of ~".