GRAMMAR DETAIL
とあって
Explains that a noteworthy circumstance has produced a result appropriate to it.
Examples
人気作家の講演とあって、会場は早くから満席だった。
Given that it was a lecture by a popular author, the venue was full from early on.
Words used
休日とあって、店は朝から混んでいた。
Since it was a holiday, the store had been crowded since morning.
Words used
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.

