GRAMMAR DETAIL
からといって
Indicates that the following judgment does not necessarily hold solely because of the preceding reason.
Examples
経験が長いからといって、判断が常に正しいとは限らない。
Just because someone has extensive experience does not mean their judgment is always correct.
Words used
安いからといって、品質が悪いとは限らない。
Just because something is inexpensive does not mean it is poor quality.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: After a reason clause,
からといってindicates that the reason alone does not justify the following judgment. - Basic usage:
安いからといって、品質が悪いとは限らない。says that low price alone does not justify concluding that quality is poor.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Accepting the reason while limiting the conclusion
- It does not deny
安い; it denies that品質が悪いnecessarily follows. Nor does it assert the opposite conclusion that quality is always good.
- It does not deny
- Da after nouns and na-adjectives
- A noun takes the form
専門家だからといって, and a na-adjective takes便利だからといって, both withだ. This differs from the i-adjective connection in安いからといって.
- A noun takes the form