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N2

だけに

💡Meaning

As might be expected; because

📝Usage

普通形 + だけに

⚠️Notes

Emphasizes a natural consequence, often with an emotional nuance. (e.g., 楽しみにしていただけに、旅行が中止になって残念だ。 - Precisely because I was looking forward to it, I'm disappointed the trip was cancelled.)