だけあって

Is only natural, …Being the case, Because, As might be expected

あのホテルは高たかいだけあって、サービスがとてもいい。

As one might expect, that hotel has great service because it is expensive.

Explanation

「だけあって」 means 'as you would expect of...'. The first part is someone's status, experience, training, price or reputation, and the second is an excellent result that fits it, with real admiration: 「留学していただけあって、発音がきれいだ」 (As expected of someone who studied abroad, his pronunciation is beautiful). It is only for praise; the result must be good. It cannot take a bad result: you cannot say 「×高いだけあってすぐ壊れた」.

Mixed up with

「〜だけあって」: usually in the first half, followed by the specific good result.

「〜だけのことはある」: usually at the end, as a closing comment of praise: 「彼の発音は見事だ。留学していただけのことはある」 (His pronunciation is superb. Studying abroad paid off).

The meaning is the same; only the position differs.

Easily confused withだけあって・だけに: the difference ›だけに・だけあって: the difference ›

Examples

浅草あさくさは有名ゆうめいなだけあって、平日へいじつでも観光客かんこうきゃくで賑にぎわっている。
As might be expected with how popular Asakusa is, it is crowded with tourists even on weekdays.
アナウンサーだけあって、早口はやくち言葉ことばが得意とくいだ。
As might be expected from an announcer, tongue twisters are his strong point.
茶道さどうを習ならっているだけあって、礼儀れいぎが正ただしい。
As one might expect, since she is learning tea ceremony, she is polite.
彼かれは１０年ねん間かん日本にほんに住すんでいただけあって、日本語にほんごを日本人にほんじんのように話はなせる。
As one might expect, he can speak Japanese like a Japanese person because he lived in Japan for 10 years.
田中たなか先生せんせいは習字しゅうじの先生せんせいだけあって、漢字かんじを書かくのが上手じょうずです。
As expected, Tanaka-sensei is good at writing kanji because she is a calligraphy teacher.
昼寝ひるねしただけあって、午後ごごから眠ねむくなることはなかった。
(As might be expected) because I took a nap, I didn't become tired in the afternoon.
あの二人ふたりは仲良なかよしなだけあって、いつも一緒いっしょにいるよね。
As might be expected with how close those two are, they are always together.
揚あげ物ものを控ひかえただけあって、私わたしは３キロも痩やせた。
As might be expected, I avoided eating fried food and I lost three kilograms.
判事はんじだけあって、普段ふだんから真面目まじめな生活せいかつをしているんですね。
As might be expected from a judge, he habitually leads an honest life.
勉強べんきょう時間じかんを増ふやしただけあって、どんどん上達じょうたつしている。
As might be expected from increasing my study hours, I am rapidly seeing improvement.
専門家せんもんかだけあって、彼かれはいつも中身なかみの濃こい提案ていあんをしてくれる。
As might be expected from a specialist, he always gives us proposals with dense content.
国語こくごの先生せんせいだけあって、俳句はいくを詠よむのが上手じょうずですね。
As you'd expect from a Japanese teacher, she is good at composing haiku.
彼かれは列車れっしゃの運転士うんてんしだけあって、この路線ろせんの駅名えきめいを全すべて暗記あんきしている。
As expected from a train driver, he remembers all the station names along the route.
頑張がんばって勉強べんきょうしただけあって、妹いもうとはいい大学だいがくに入学にゅうがくできた。
As expected, my little sister studied hard, and got into a good college.
とても幼おさないころから空手からてを学まなんでいただけあって、１３歳さいなのに黒帯くろおびも持もっているし、トーナメントでも何度なんども優勝ゆうしょうしている。
As you would expect from someone who has learned karate since she was very little, she is only 13 but already has a black belt and has won many tournaments.
幼おさない頃ころからアイススケートを習ならっていただけあって、ジャンプがとても上手じょうずだ。
As you'd expect from someone who has skated since she was little, her jumps are excellent.
毎日まいにち一生懸命いっしょうけんめい勉強べんきょうしただけあって、彼かれは試験しけんに合格ごうかくした。
Just as you'd expect after studying hard every day, he passed the exam.

だけあって

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