gdyby nie

Meaning

if not for (if something were not (or had not been) there; in the absence of something; without)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡdɨ.bɨ ɲɛ/

Etymology

Literally, “if not for”.

Sentences

Odniosłabym ją natychmiast , gdyby nie było tak późno .

I would have taken her immediately if it hadn't been so late.

Byłby może zasnął, gdyby nie powtórne zjawienie się starego .

He might have fallen asleep if it hadn't been for the reappearance of the old one.