가 아니면

if not; unless

→ 가

phrase Uncommon #14,580

if not; unless Follows a noun or noun phrase marked with 가 to mean “if it isn’t” or “unless.” In some contexts, it can mean “or else.”

KO: 로마가 아니면 어디든 괜찮아요.

EN: If it’s not Rome, anywhere is fine.

Rome or death.

— 그레이트 뷰티 (2013)

I can't entrust this to anyone but the best.

— 울프 콜 (2019)