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〜だけあって / 〜だけに

N2
dake 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

  • さすが一いち流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。
    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し然ぜんだ。
    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。
  • 期き待たいしていただけに、落らく選せんの知し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.

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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"
  }
}