particle N3 common casualpolitewritten

〜以外は — other than ~ / except ~

〜以外は ・ いがいは

Meaning

Key sentence

Everyone except him agreed.

Easily confused with

〜以外 Same word — this is just 以外 followed by the topic particle は, foregrounding 'the rest' as the topic ('as for everything other than ~'). See 以外 for formation, examples, and the 意外と look-alike warning.

See 〜以外は in real sentences

Jengo shows 〜以外は the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.

Study it in Jengo

Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar.

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