connective N2 uncommon politewritten
のほかに〜ない — nothing but ~
のほかに〜ない
Builds on のほか(に)(は)〜ない
Meaning
- nothing but ~ / none other than ~ (= のほか(に)(は)〜ない without the は)
Key sentence
解決策は、話し合うのほかにない。
The only solution is to talk it out.
Easily confused with
Notes
- Redirect: this is the は-less spelling of [[no-hoka-ni-wa-nai]] — same meaning, no separate teaching.
See のほかに〜ない in real sentences
Jengo shows のほかに〜ない the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: low.