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Learn JLPT N2 Grammar: だけに (dake ni)
Meaning: being the case; precisely because
How to use:
Verb (casual) + だけに
Noun + だけに
な-adjective + な + だけに
い-adjective + だけに
Example sentences:
1. 成績が悪いだけに、人一倍努力するよりほかはない。
seiseki ga warui dake ni, hito ichibai doryoku suru yori hoka wa nai.
Because my grades are bad, I have to work harder than others.
2. この品物は品質がよいだけに値段も高い。
kono shinamono wa hinshitsu ga yoi dake ni nedan mo takai.
This product’s quality is good so it’s expensive.
3. 彼女は日本語を20年教えているだけに、教え方がとても上手だ。
kanojo wa nihongo o 20 nen oshiete iru dake ni, oshiekata ga totemo jouzu da.
As expected of someone who has taught Japanese for 20 years, her teaching style is very good.
4. 一度失敗しているだけに、今回は最初からかなり慎重にやっているようだ。
ichido shippai shiteiru dake ni, konkai wa saisho kara kanari shinchou ni yatteiru you da.
Precisely because they failed once already, this time they look like they are doing it very carefully from the start.
