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N2

~だけあって

Expresses that something is as expected or deserves its reputation.

At a glance

~だけあって means "as you would expect from..." or "no wonder, since...". It shows that a result fits someone's status, reputation, price or effort.

[Reason] だけあって、[fitting result]

さすがプロだけあって、料理りょうりがとても上手じょうずです。 As you'd expect from a professional, he is very good at cooking.


How to form it

だけあって attaches to the plain form. It is used in both speech and writing.

Attaches to Form Example
Verb Plain form (present or past) 毎日まいにち練習れんしゅうしているだけあって
い-adjective Plain form (present or past) 高たかいだけあって / 高たかかっただけあって
な-adjective Stem + な 有名ゆうめいなだけあって
Noun Noun directly, or past だった プロだけあって / 選手せんしゅだっただけあって

In formal writing, である can be used with nouns and な-adjectives: プロであるだけあって.

Examples

  • 彼かれは日本語にほんごが上手じょうずだけあって、日本人にほんじんのように話はなすことができる。

    As expected from his good Japanese skills, he can speak like a native.

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