"were it not for" in German were it not for ohne {prp +Akk.} wenn nicht ... wäre wäre da nicht Detailed translations for "were it not for" were it not for were it not for(also: but for, except for, without, sans [archaic) ohne {prp were it not for(also: but, bar, contrary to, beyond) +Akk.} were it not for(also: but for, except for, without, if it were not for) wenn nicht ... wäre were it not for(also: but for, except for, without, if it were not for) wäre da nicht