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Grammar JLPT Level N4 - Lesson 14

Structure of 以外(いがい):

Verb + 以外(いがい)
Noun + 以外(いがい)

Details about 以外(いがい):

In order to mark something as 'except (A)', or 'besides (A)', 以外(いがい) will be used. This construction is a combination of the kanji 以(い) which means 'by means of', and 外(がい) 'outside'. This expression can most accurately be translated as 'with the exception of (A)', or 'everything outside of (A)'.
To use 以外(いがい), attach it to the thing that you want to highlight as being the 'all inclusive' amount/area.

今日(きょう)は和食(わしょく)いがいのものが食(た)べたい。
Today I want to eat something other than Japanese food.
タロウはゲームいがいに趣味(しゅみ)はあるの？
Taro, do you have any other interests besides gaming?

以外(いがい)

Usage Notes for 以外(いがい):

Synonyms for 以外(いがい):

ほかに(も)・ほか(に)は

Other, Another, Any other, Anything else, As well as, Besides, In addition

はともかく

Setting aside, Apart from

を除いて

Except, With the exception of, Unless

をおいてほかに〜ない

No...but, Nothing else but, None other than

Example of 以外(いがい)

メアリー以外(いがい)、誰(だれ)も来(こ)なかった。

No one except Mary came.

今(いま)まで漢字(かんじ)以外(いがい)、何(なに)も勉強(べんきょう)していなかった。

Until now, I haven't been studying anything except kanji.

それ以外(いがい)、聞(き)いてないよ。

I haven't heard anything other than that.

納豆(なっとう)以外(いがい)何(なん)でも食(た)べられる。

I can eat anything other than natto.

そのこと以外(いがい)気(き)がついていなかった。

I didn't notice anything other than that.

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以下(いか)

Less than (or equal to), Under・(and) below, Any less・fewer, Not exceeding

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様(よう) + に・な

As・like, Just like

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(Amount) + は

At least, Sort of, Or so

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大体(だいたい)

Most・mostly, Adequately・generally, For the most part, Roughly・approximately, In the first place

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の中(なか)で

In, Among, Within

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