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~からといって

Expresses 'just because...doesn't mean' or 'even though...not necessarily'.

At a glance

~からといって means "just because ~ doesn't mean ~". The speaker accepts a fact but denies the conclusion people might expect from it.

[Plain form] + からといって、[not necessarily ~ / shouldn't ~]

高たかいからといって、おいしいとは限かぎりません。 Just because it's expensive doesn't mean it's tasty.


How to form it

からといって attaches to the plain form:

Attaches to Example Register
Verb (plain, incl. past/negative) 食たべる / 食たべた / 食たべないからといって Neutral, spoken and written
い-adjective 高たかいからといって Neutral, spoken and written
な-adjective + だ 静しずかだからといって Neutral, spoken and written
Noun + だ 学生がくせいだからといって Neutral, spoken and written

The だ after nouns and な-adjectives is required: 学生がくせいだからといって, 静しずかだからといって.

Examples

  • 雨あめが降ふったからといって、試合しあいが中止ちゅうしになるわけではありません。

    Just because it rained doesn't mean the game will be canceled.

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