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GRAMMAR DETAIL

とあって

N1

given that

Explains that a noteworthy circumstance has produced a result appropriate to it.

Examples

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: Attach とあって to a noteworthy circumstance to explain that it accounts for the following outcome.
  • Basic usage: 休日とあって、店は朝から混んでいた。 means that the shop was crowded from the morning onward because it was a holiday.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Distinction from the condition in とあれば
    • 休日とあって gives the actual fact of a holiday as the reason. 休日とあれば presents a holiday as a condition for what someone would do or what would happen.

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