～だけあって

〜dake atte

JLPT N2 Chapter 104: As you would expect of it, 1 of 6

Formation

Verb-casual + だけあって, い-Adjective + だけあって, な-Adjective + なだけあって, Noun + だけあって

Expresses that something is as expected or deserves its reputation.

When to use

だけあって: as you would expect from (プロだけあって上手).

Explanation

The ～だけあって grammar point is used to indicate that something is as expected or deserves its reputation, based on certain facts or qualities. It can be translated as 'no wonder', 'as expected', or 'it is natural that' in English.

Example sentences

彼かれは日本語にほんごが上手じょうずだけあって、日本人にほんじんのように話はなすことができる。

As expected from his good Japanese skills, he can speak like a native.

Kare wa nihongo ga jōzu dake atte, nihonjin no yō ni hanasu koto ga dekiru.
このレストランは有名ゆうめいだけあって、料理りょうりがとても美味おいしい。

No wonder this restaurant is famous; the food is very delicious.

Kono resutoran wa yūmei dake atte, ryōri ga totemo oishii.
彼女かのじょは経験豊富けいけんほうふなだけあって、その問題もんだいを簡単かんたんに解決かいけつできた。

It's natural that she's experienced; she solved the problem easily.

Kanojo wa keiken hōfu na dake atte, sono mondai o kantan ni kaiketsu dekita.
彼かれは優秀ゆうしゅうな学生がくせいだけあって、いつもテストの点数てんすうが高たかい。

As expected of an excellent student, he always scores high on tests.

Kare wa yūshū na gakusei dake atte, itsumo tesuto no tensū ga takai.

Befitting (As Expected Of / Unbecoming Of)

Compare when to use each

Corpus examples (4)

やっぱりハイエンド機種きしゅだけあって設定せってい項目こうもくとかすごい細こまかい。自分じぶんの物ものにするにはしばらく時間じかんが掛かかりそう。

As you'd expect from a high-end model, the user settings are amazingly detailed. It seems like it'll be a while until I can get one of my own.
さすがに偉大いだいな学者がくしゃだけあって、彼かれはその問といに容易よういに答こたえた。

Like the great scholar that he was, he answered the question easily.
彼かれはボディビルが趣味しゅみというだけあって体からだ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.
専門家せんもんかだけあって彼かれはその分野ぶんやに詳くわしい。

As may be expected of an expert, he's well versed in the field.