# 222 Learn Japanese【だけあって/ だけのことはあって】precisely because; as expected from - N2 Grammar -

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In this video, you will learn the grammar of【だけあって/ だけのことはあって】precisely because; as expected from.

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Verb plain form + だけあって/ だけのことはあって
Noun + だけあって/ だけのことはあって
な-adjective + な + だけあって/ だけのことはあって
い-adjective + だけあって/ だけのことはあって

being the case; precisely because; as expected from

〜ので、当然…だ / 〜から当然

AだけあってB / AだけのことはあってB
B, as might be expected from A

だけあって/ だけのことはあって is used when stating something that naturally occurs or is conjectured as an appropriate result from a certain reason or cause. It is used when you want to evaluate that something is "B" as one would generally imagine from "A."
Mainly, part A includes words that express status, occupation, words that express experience and effort. Part B includes the speaker's judgment and evaluation of those words. It is especially used when praising something (or someone). It cannot be used for future tense, intentions, orders, or conjectures.

彼は専門家だけあって、その分野に詳しい。
⇒彼は専門家だから当然、その分野に詳しい。
As may be expected of an expert, he's well versed in the field.


このパソコンは安かっただけのことはあって、すぐに壊れてしまった。
⇒このパソコンは安かったので、当然すぐに壊れてしまった。
This laptop broke down immediately, not surprising given that it was cheap.


彼女は元オリンピック選手だけあって、運動神経がとてもいい。
As one might expect from her being a former olympic athlete, she is indeed very athletic.


田中さんは若いだけあって、入社したてなのに仕事を覚えるのが早いです。
As expected of a young man, he learns the work quickly even though he has just joined the company.


あのラーメン屋は大人気なだけあって、１時間並んだ末にやっと店に入れた。
As one might expect, that ramen shop is so popular that I finally entered the store after waiting in line for an hour.


山田先生はこの分野の研究で20年ご経験をなさっているだけのことはあって、様々なことをよくご存じだ。
As one might expect from a man who has 20 years of experience in this study, he knows a lot of different things.


When used more colloquially, it takes the form of 「～だけある」「～だけのことはある」


A. ジョンさんはほんとに日本語が上手ですね。
B. さすが日本に20年も住んでいるだけのことはあるね！
A. John is really good at Japanese.
B. That’s no surprise considering he has been living in Japan for 20 years!


A. 彼はほんとに力持ちですね。
B. さすが毎日筋トレをしているだけあるね！
A. He is really strong.
B. Impressive as expected from doing strength training every day