だけあって – Vocabulary details

だけあって

Meanings

Conjunction

Expression

1. as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; being ...

used to express admiration or praise

さすが冬ふゆだけあって、ものすごく寒さむかった。It was extremely cold, as one would expect for winter.

2. for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...

中ちゅう学がっ校こうが同おなじだっただけあって、帰かえる方ほう向こうはだいたい同おなじなのだ。Since we went to the same junior high school, it's no surprise we mostly head home in the same direction.

Used in: 2037

Examples (8 in total)

家か族ぞくだけあって、よく似にていた。

Being family, they naturally looked very much alike.

さすが冬ふゆだけあって、ものすごく寒さむかった。

It was extremely cold, as one would expect for winter.

だが都と会かいだけあって、空くう気きが新しん鮮せんとは言いい難がたい。

But it is a big city, after all, so the air can hardly be called fresh.

優ゆう秀しゅうな者もののみが集あつめられただけあって、かなり強つよい。

Given that only the excellent ones were gathered, they are quite strong.

上じょう級きゅう魔ま法ほうだけあって、かなりの魔ま力りょくを消しょう耗もうする。

Since it is an advanced spell, it consumes a considerable amount of magical power.

アキラが持もち込こんだ品しなだけあって、素す晴ばらしい品ひん質しつだったわ。

It was of wonderful quality, just as one would expect from the item Akira brought in.

やっぱり、墓ぼ地ちだけあって独どく特とくの雰ふん囲い気きがありますね。

As expected, since it is a cemetery, it has a unique atmosphere.

中ちゅう学がっ校こうが同おなじだっただけあって、帰かえる方ほう向こうはだいたい同おなじなのだ。

Since we went to the same junior high school, it's no surprise we mostly head home in the same direction.

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