あっての (Atteno) is a Japanese prenominal meaning “which can exist solely due to the presence of, whose existence is determined entirely by, which owes everything to”.

Meanings

  1. prenominalwhich can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to

Examples

  • While there is life, there is hope.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).