～だけあって
「難しいだけあって」 connects a reason with an expected impressive result: because A is true, B makes sense.
この問題は難しいだけあって、解けない。
As expected since it's difficult, this problem can't be solved.
N2 Grammar guide · group 20 of 20
JLPT N2 grammar, group 20
21 grammar points, each with what it means and example sentences.
Practise this groupどれだけ～ても
「どれだけ飲んでも」 says the result stays the same no matter how strong the condition is.
この薬はどれだけ飲んでも、子供でも飲める。
No matter how much you take, this medicine is safe for children.
いずれにせよ
「いずれにせよ」 lists alternatives and says the same conclusion applies whichever side is chosen.
いずれにせよ、彼は来るはずだ。
In any case, he should come.
～だけではない
「大変なだけではない」 adds a second point beyond the first one: not only A, but also B. The second clause usually feels like an extra or stronger point.
この仕事は大変なだけではない、やりがいがある。
Not just hard, this work is rewarding.
ご存知の通り
「ご存知の通り」 shows that something happens as stated, as seen, or as if it were true.
ご存知の通り、今日は休みます。
As you know, I will be absent today.
～たところで
「解けたところで」 focuses on a specific point in time, condition, or source of information. The surrounding sentence tells you which use it is.
この問題は解けたところで、解けない。
Even if you solve it, it won't help.
今となっては
「弱い今となっては」 looks back at a past situation from the present and often expresses that things cannot be changed now, or that the perspective has shifted completely.
彼は弱い今となっては、誰にも勝てない。
Now that he's weak, he can't beat anyone.
～からすると
「彼の性格からすると」 rejects a possibility very strongly. The sentence is not a neutral guess; it says the speaker believes that situation cannot be true.
彼の性格からすると、彼は来るはずがない。
Considering his personality, there's no way he'll come.
この～間というもの
「この30年間というもの」 fixes the time relationship between the two clauses: since, every time, while, the moment, or immediately.
彼はこの30年間というもの、一度も遅刻したことがない。
Over these 30 years, he has never been late once.
～のみならず～も
「難しいのみならず」 adds a second point beyond the first one: not only A, but also B. The second clause usually feels like an extra or stronger point.
この仕事は難しいのみならず、私には無理だ。
Not only difficult, this work is impossible for me.
～もせずに
「考えもせずに」 means the second action happens without doing the first action.
彼は考えもせずに、約束を破った。
Without even thinking, he broke his promise.
どうあっても
「どうあっても」 rejects a possibility very strongly. The sentence is not a neutral guess; it says the speaker believes that situation cannot be true.
どうあっても、彼は来るはずがない。
No matter what, there's no way he'll come.
～にしろ～にしろ
「信じるにしろ信じないにしろ」 lists alternatives and says the same conclusion applies whichever side is chosen.
この薬は信じるにしろ信じないにしろ、よく効く。
Whether you believe it or not, this medicine works well.
要するに
「要するに」 is a sentence-level expression that frames the statement as a summary, honest comment, obvious fact, or shared information.
要するに、今日は帰ります。
In short, I'll go home today.
～からというもの
「子供の頃からというもの」 fixes the time relationship between the two clauses: since, every time, while, the moment, or immediately.
彼は子供の頃からというもの、一度も文句を言ったことがない。
Since he was a child, he has never complained once.
例外なく
例外なく marks the key relationship between the two parts of the sentence. Here, 「例外なく」 matches both the sentence meaning and the completed structure: この薬は例外なく、よく効く。
この薬は例外なく、よく効く。
Without exception, this medicine works well.
～ながら
～ながら marks the key relationship between the two parts of the sentence. Here, 「天才と言われながら」 matches both the sentence meaning and the completed structure: 彼は天才と言われながら、誰にも勝てない。
彼は天才と言われながら、誰にも勝てない。
Despite being called a genius, he can't beat anyone.
何だかんだ言っても
何だかんだ言っても marks the key relationship between the two parts of the sentence. Here, 「何だかんだ言っても」 matches both the sentence meaning and the completed structure: 何だかんだ言っても、今日は帰ります。
何だかんだ言っても、今日は帰ります。
All in all, I'll go home today.
～を踏まえて
「踏まえて」 means the action or plan in the second clause is built upon the facts or prior results stated in the first clause. It implies the speaker has digested the first clause and is responding to it.
過去の議論を踏まえて、新しい仮説を立てた。
On the basis of the earlier discussion, we formed a new hypothesis.
～にほかならない
～にほかならない marks the key relationship between the two parts of the sentence. Here, 「にほかならない」 matches both the sentence meaning and the completed structure: 結論を急ぐのは、検証を怠ることにほかならない。
結論を急ぐのは、検証を怠ることにほかならない。
Rushing to a conclusion is nothing other than neglecting verification.
～としか言いようがない
「としか言いようがない」 states that there is absolutely no method or means available to do something. The impossibility is practical — no approach exists.
この矛盾は、論理の飛躍としか言いようがない。
This contradiction can only be described as a leap in logic.