だけあって (dake atte)

Meaning

  1. … being the case
  2. (precisely) because …

All JLPT 2 grammar : だけあって(だけあって, dake atte), … being the case; (precisely) because …; as might be expected from …, [Expression, Conjunction]

Example

日本語意味
彼はボディビルが趣味というだけあって体がガシッとしている。Bodybuilding is his hobby so he has a very firm tight body with lots of muscle definition.
専門家だけあって彼はその分野に詳しい。As may be expected of an expert, he’s well versed in the field.
さすがに偉大な学者だけあって、彼はその問いに容易に答えた。Like the great scholar that he was, he answered the question easily.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
ajiflavor, taste
karehe, him
趣味shumihobby, pastime
karadabody, torso
bunpart, segment, share
分野bun’yafield, sphere
詳しいkuwashiidetailed
専門senmonspecialty, area of expertise
専門家senmonkaspecialist, expert
gakulearning, scholarship
学者gakushascholar
偉大idaigreatness
問いtoiquestion, query
容易youieasy, simple, plain
答えkotaeanswer, reply, response

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
あじ, あじ.わうflavor, taste
タイ,テイからだ, かたちbody, object
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
カ,ケいえ, や, うちhome, family
ヤ,ショの, の-plains, field
ダイ,タイおお-, おお.きい, -おお.いにlarge, big
ガクまな.ぶstudy, learning, science
モンと.う, と.い, とんquestion, ask
シャものperson, someone
トウこた.える, こた.えsolution, answer
エキ,イやさ.しい, やす.いeasy, simple
えら.いadmirable, greatness
ヨウい.れるcontain, form, looks

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