〜だけあって / 〜だけに
N2dake atte / dake ni
as might be expected (since); precisely because; all the more because
Formation
Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + だけあって・だけに
Chinese meanings
不愧是;正因为
Chinese formation
动词・い形容词普通形+だけあって/だけに;な形容词词干+な+だけあって/だけに;名词+だけあって/だけに
Chinese usage
表示结果符合预期,或因前项而更加感到后项。
Chinese notes
だけあって多用于称赞;だけに也可接不良结果。
Examples
- さすが一流ホテルだけあって、サービスが行き届いている。As you'd expect from a first-class hotel, the service is impeccable.不愧是一流酒店,服务非常周到。
- 十年も日本に住んでいただけあって、彼の日本語はとても自然だ。As you'd expect from someone who lived in Japan for ten years, his Japanese is very natural.毕竟在日本住了十年,他的日语很自然。
- 期待していただけに、落選の知らせはショックだった。Because I'd had such high hopes, the news that I wasn't selected hit me all the harder.正因为期待过,落选的消息才令人震惊。
Notes
だけあって praises a result that matches expectations (often with さすが). だけに also means 'all the more because' and can lead to negative outcomes.
#reason#emphasis
Related N2 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('dake-atte-dake-ni');
{
"id": "dake-atte-dake-ni",
"pattern": "〜だけあって / 〜だけに",
"romaji": "dake atte / dake ni",
"level": "N2",
"meaning": "as might be expected (since); precisely because; all the more because",
"formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + だけあって・だけに",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "さすが一流ホテルだけあって、サービスが行き届いている。",
"furigana": "さすが{一流|いちりゅう}ホテルだけあって、サービスが{行|い}き{届|とど}いている。",
"en": "As you'd expect from a first-class hotel, the service is impeccable."
},
{
"ja": "十年も日本に住んでいただけあって、彼の日本語はとても自然だ。",
"furigana": "{十|じゅう}{年|ねん}も{日本|にほん}に{住|す}んでいただけあって、{彼|かれ}の{日本語|にほんご}はとても{自然|しぜん}だ。",
"en": "As you'd expect from someone who lived in Japan for ten years, his Japanese is very natural."
},
{
"ja": "期待していただけに、落選の知らせはショックだった。",
"furigana": "{期待|きたい}していただけに、{落選|らくせん}の{知|し}らせはショックだった。",
"en": "Because I'd had such high hopes, the news that I wasn't selected hit me all the harder."
}
],
"tags": [
"reason",
"emphasis"
],
"notes": "だけあって praises a result that matches expectations (often with さすが). だけに also means 'all the more because' and can lead to negative outcomes.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "eca9896eea3d3e387686cc58a2bcd44cd80da1f7f4c02ba33758c9ce1c72001d",
"meanings": [
"不愧是",
"正因为"
],
"formation": "动词・い形容词普通形+だけあって/だけに;な形容词词干+な+だけあって/だけに;名词+だけあって/だけに",
"explanation": "表示结果符合预期,或因前项而更加感到后项。",
"notes": "だけあって多用于称赞;だけに也可接不良结果。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "さすが一流ホテルだけあって、サービスが行き届いている。",
"zh": "不愧是一流酒店,服务非常周到。"
},
{
"ja": "十年も日本に住んでいただけあって、彼の日本語はとても自然だ。",
"zh": "毕竟在日本住了十年,他的日语很自然。"
},
{
"ja": "期待していただけに、落選の知らせはショックだった。",
"zh": "正因为期待过,落选的消息才令人震惊。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n2.json#dake-atte-dake-ni",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "b639f10565af872bfb810ee321b327e08ec791978d0703f80a898eba19e94924"
}
}