N1 Cause, Reason, and Basis

~とあって: meaning, usage and examples

~とあって means: because... / since... (special situation).

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 有名人ゆうめいじんが来くるとあって、会場かいじょうには多おおくの人ひとが集あつまった。

   Because a celebrity was coming, a lot of people gathered at the venue.

2. 久ひさしぶりの連休れんきゅうとあって、行楽地こうらくちはどこも混雑こんざつしている。

   Since it's the first long weekend in a while, all the tourist spots are crowded.

3. 年としに一度いちどのセールとあって、開店かいてん前まえから長ながい列れつができた。

   Since it was the once-a-year sale, a long line formed before the store opened.

4. 初はじめての海外かいがい旅行りょこうとあって、娘むすめは数すう日にち前まえから落おち着つかない様子ようすだ。

   Since it is her first trip abroad, my daughter has been restless for days.

When to use it

Explains a reaction by pointing to a special situation, "because it is (such an occasion)." The second clause describes what people naturally did or how a place looked as a result. Example: 年としに一度いちどのセールとあって、店みせは客きゃくでいっぱいだ (since it is the once-a-year sale, the shop is packed).

Nuance

Formal, common in news and reports. The first part is a special or unusual circumstance (a holiday, a famous guest, a first time). The second clause describes a natural, observed result; it cannot be a request, command or the speaker's own will. It mostly describes other people.

Compare

ので and から are general reasons. とあって stresses that the situation is special, and the result is one you would expect. だけあって means "as you would expect from" and evaluates: 一流いちりゅうホテルだけあって、サービスがいい. とあって reports a reaction, not an evaluation.

Tip: Think of a news headline: "With a holiday weekend underway, crowds packed the beaches." That is the shape of とあって.