N2 — outside your level filter
write + as one would expect
kaku dake atte
as one would expect; no wonder — a favourable trait or history explains an equally favourable result
このパン屋、行列ができるだけあって、マジで美味しいよ。
kono pan'ya, gyouretsu ga dekiru dake atte, maji de oishii yo.
This bakery really is delicious — no wonder there's a line out the door. casual
十年この仕事を続けてきただけあって、判断が速い。
juunen kono shigoto o tsuzukete kita dake atte, handan ga hayai.
Having stuck with this work for ten years, it shows — his decisions are quick. neutral
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- negative
- negative + past
- na-adjective
- noun