Learning objectives
- Lesson goals: Learn dake no koto wa aru for "no wonder" — acknowledging that effort/training has paid off.
- Form and connection: [Verb ta-form/Noun] だけのことはある
- Nuance in real use: だけのことはある reflects the Japanese respect for the causal chain of "effort → result" — seeing a good result naturally makes one think there must have been worthy effort behind it. It's a positively affirming expression.
Form and connection
Core Explanation
Learn dake no koto wa aru for "no wonder" — acknowledging that effort/training has paid off.
Cultural Note
Practical examples
Common pitfalls
Build the base form before adding the pattern
Complete the required conjugation first. Do not keep polite and plain endings at the same time.
Match politeness to the situation
The examples are reliable starting points; relationships and context can still change the most natural wording.
Practice and answers
Show answer
[Verb ta-form/Noun] だけのことはあるShow answer
His Japanese is excellent — no wonder, given how much he studied.Show answer
高たかかったが、長持ながもちするだけのことはある。 ([Verb ta-form/Noun] だけのことはある)Continue learning
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