Ist if not for eine Abkürzung für if there were not for ?
Antwort des Muttersprachlers
Rebecca
if not for kann if not for sich verwendet werden. Es ist keine Abkürzung, aber if it were not for, were it not for, if it was not for, was it not for, was it not for . Dieser Ausdruck bedeutet, dass in the absence of ..., ~ would have happened (wenn es nicht für in the absence of ..., ~ would have happened ). Beispiel: If it wasn't for my father's quick reflexes, we would have gotten into an accident. ( If it weren't for my bad math scores, I would have gotten into a better university. die schnellen Reflexe If it weren't for my bad math scores, I would have gotten into a better university. Vaters hätten wir einen Unfall gehabt.) Beispiel: If it weren't for my bad math scores, I would have gotten into a better university. (Ich hätte ein besseres College besuchen können, wenn meine Mathe-Noten nicht schlecht gewesen wären.)
