TAKOBOTO

Not Until 〜;If I don't 〜, I can't 〜; I can't 〜 unless I 〜.
If I don't consult my boss, I cannot give a reply.

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じょうしにそうだんしてからでないとおへんじできません。

If I don't consult my boss first, I cannot give a reply.

まいづるにいくにはきょうとにいってからでないといけません。

You cannot go to Maizuru until you get to Kyoto.

ビザがとれてからでなければ、りょこうのよていはたてられない。

If I don't get my visa, I can't plan a trip.

このもんだいは、よくけんとうしてからでないと、けっていはむずかしい。

It's difficult to make a decision unless I carefully scrutinize the problem.

こどもがちいさいとき、ねかせてからでないと、ゆっくりテレビもみれなかった。

When my children were small, I couldn't enjoy watching television until after I had put them to bed.

しっかりかんがえてからでないと、おこたえできません。

If you do not think about it in depth first, you cannot find the answer.

かれにしめしてからでないと、かれはおまえのかんじょうがわからないよ。

He won't feel your love, unless you show him

りんせきをしてからでなければ、なにもわかってない。

If not present, would not understand anything.

もうすこしぐたいてきなせつめいをきいてからでないと、そのけいかくにはさんせいできません。

If I do not ask for a little more definite explanation first, I cannot give my agreement to this plan.

The following sentence is always negative.

BobMaestro

「Ａてからでないと、Ｂ」: B should use phrases such as 「できない」、「難しい」、「無理だ」.

FORMATION:
Ｖて + からでないと・からでなければ

rubyhatchet

sometimes used for denial

dc

anon: You could probably say it with the same connotation if you add just a bit more. Example: 先に上司に相談しないと、お返事できません。

rubyhatchet

I have the feeling that the meaning is close to "nai kagiri" in this case >>
上司に相談しない限りお返事ができません。
What do you think about it?

Ludi

How would this be different from just using an "if" form with a negative verb (-ba, -tara, to)? For example, could we just say 上司に相談しないとお返事できません?

anon

上司に相談しないとお返事できません or 上司に相談しないでお返事できません are both grammatically correct, but they are more or less blunt response when compared with 上司に相談してからでないとお返事できません.

bamboo4

Ludi, かぎり is more meant to express "As long as A continues, B will continue." It's more of a positive grammar than a negative one. It could work, but it would sound awkward: "As long as I don't consult with my boss, I can't give you an answer."

rubyhatchet

So by using 〜てからでなければ instead of simply using 〜ば, you are being more emphatic? Would this be similar to the difference between から and からこそ？

xabre24

〜てからでなければ sounds very much like something you would see only in writing. Can you colloquialise to 〜てからじゃなければ？

sagittarius

In example #6894, 考える is translated to "teach" while it should be "think".
Unless the sentence should contain 教える.

kurisutofu

Example #6894 corrected according to your alert.Thanks to Kurisutofuさん.

赤毛

Added proper meaning to help people see the difference in nuance between this and the "if" form.

DrJones