〜だけあって
As you would expect 〜だけあって
Meaning
"As you would expect of ~", "no wonder, given that ~". Admiring.
Formation
[plain form] + だけあって · [noun] + だけあって · [na-adj] な + だけあって
Notes
Praise: the result lives up to the reason. Because it admires, it does not fit a bad outcome — ×高いだけあってまずい. だけに is a near-synonym that can take either. The first clause must be something that genuinely warrants the result.
Examples
十年（じゅうねん）住（す）んでいただけあって、日本語（にほんご）が上手（じょうず）です。
His Japanese is good — no wonder, after ten years there.
Breakdown
有名（ゆうめい）な店（みせ）だけあって、とてもおいしいです。
It is delicious, as you would expect of a famous restaurant.
Breakdown
毎日（まいにち）練習（れんしゅう）しているだけあって、上達（じょうたつ）が早（はや）い。
He improves fast — no wonder, practising daily.
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高（たか）いだけあって、品質（ひんしつ）がいいです。
The quality is good, as it should be at that price.
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元（もと）教師（きょうし）だけあって、説明（せつめい）が分（わ）かりやすい。
He explains clearly, as you would expect of a former teacher.
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⚠️ Often confused with
〜から
Reason 〜から (because)
Gives a reason or cause — "because ~ / since ~". Subjective and conversational. Comes afte...
〜ので
Reason 〜ので (formal because)
A more formal / softer "because" than から. Used in polite speech, business, and writing....
〜以上（は）
Now that 〜以上は
"Now that ~", "since ~" — given this fact, a duty or resolve follows.
〜ことから
Judging from 〜ことから
"From the fact that ~", "judging from ~" — states the evidence a conclusion rests on.
〜につき
Due to / per 〜につき
"Due to ~" in official notices; also "per ~" for rates.
〜ゆえ（に）
Owing to (literary) 〜ゆえ（に）
"Because of ~", "owing to ~" — a stiff, literary statement of cause.
〜とあって
Given the occasion 〜とあって
"Because it is (the special occasion of) ~" — a special situation produces a natural resul...
〜ばこそ
It is only because 〜ばこそ
"It is precisely because ~ (and nothing else)" — an emphatic, positive reason.
〜あっての
Made possible only by 〜あっての
"Which exists only thanks to ~", "~ is what makes it possible".
〜手前
With others watching 〜手前
"Since ~ (and with people watching), I have no choice but to ..." — social face forces the...
〜こととて
Seeing that (apologetic) 〜こととて
"Because it is ~ (please excuse it)" — a humble reason offered with an apology.
〜にかこつけて
Under the pretext of 〜にかこつけて
"Using ~ as an excuse", "under the pretext of ~".