Regardless, exclusion and degree

~抜きで / ~を抜きにして

without; leaving out; setting aside

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How to form it

  • Noun + 抜きで
  • Noun + 抜きの + noun
  • Noun + を抜きにして

Register: Neutral

Explanation

Says that something is done without a particular element, or that a particular element is set aside.

Often used for omitted items (朝食抜き) or for 'joking aside' (冗談抜きで) and 'without me' (私抜きで).

Examples

  1. 冗談抜きで、これは本当に難しい。

    じょうだんぬきで、これはほんとうにむずかしい。

    Joking aside, this is really difficult.

  2. 私抜きで、話を進めないでください。

    わたしぬきで、はなしをすすめないでください。

    Please don't go ahead with the talks without me.

  3. 説明を抜きにして、結論だけ言う。

    せつめいをぬきにして、けつろんだけいう。

    I'll skip the explanation and just state the conclusion.

Compare with

  • ~はともかく: はともかく sets something aside to focus on another; 抜きで removes it entirely.

Common mistakes

  • Using it with a verb. It follows nouns.