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As you'd expect, A; Of course, A
Shows an obvious or expected situation A

  1. As you'd expect, A; Of course, A
    Shows an obvious or expected situation A
  2. States a reason/explanation A
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道 理 で みち 子 は 嫌 が る わけ だ 。 
It's no surprise that Michiko doesn't like it.
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道 理 で あの 子 が 喜 ん で い た わけ だ 。 
No wonder that kid was happy.
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あの 先 生 は とても 優 し い から 、 クラス が 人 気 な わけ だ 。 
That teacher is really kind, so his class is naturally popular.

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Aい-adjective
 
Aな-adjective な
 
 
わけだ
Basic Examples:
できるわけだ (as you'd expect, (he) can)

楽しいわけ (of course it's fun)

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Where this grammar is found
Nihongo So-Matome N3 (日本語総まとめ）: 第６週　４日目
Nihongo So-Matome N2 (日本語総まとめ）: 第３週　２日目
新完全マスター文法 N3: E「わけ」のいろいろな使い方
JLPT N1 / Advanced: Jumble Question Pack ①


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States a reason/explanation A

  1. As you'd expect, A; Of course, A
    Shows an obvious or expected situation A
  2. States a reason/explanation A
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彼 は １０ 年 も 日 本 で 暮 ら し て る んです ね 。 道 理 で 日 本 語 が 上手 い わけだ 。 
He's been living in Japan for 10 years. It's no wonder he's good at Japanese.
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カナ さん は 頭 が 痛 い ん だって 。 だ から 元 気 が な い わけだ 。 
Kana said her head hurts. That's why she isn't well.

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ASentence
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わけ
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Where this grammar is found
新完全マスター文法 N3: E「わけ」のいろいろな使い方
JLPT N2 / Advanced: Sentence Endings ⑥


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Discussion about this grammar
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
Studying: 自分のため、日本語教師だから
Level: 954, 好 : 5,016
really nitpicky, but in the definition, there's one bracket on the side of the last A... ^.^;;
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fareastfurfaro
Grammar mod. Level: 1, 好 : 503
I noticed that too, haha.
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12 years ago
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マイコー
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っき。。厳しい！
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12 years ago
Khana
Level: 1, 好 : 1

Hi,


I read some sentences where "というわけだ" seams not to be used as a reason/explanation, but more in a conclusive/result/how it works way :


今、仕事を片付けてしまえば、明日は楽ができるという訳です。If I finish all the work now, I can have an easy day tomorrow.

なるほど。誰も来ないというわけだ。I see. So it turns out nobody comes.

結婚しているから、あんたと付き合わないというわけだ。I'm married so I can't date you.



Do I misunderstand something ?

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7 years ago
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マイコー
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I'd consider というわけだ　and わけだ to be separate expressions because they do mean two different things, as you noted.

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友人
Years Studied: 13
Level: 1, 好 : 947

They are kind of related, if you think of わけ as "circumstance, situation" and という as "such a":


わけだ -"situation exists..." to provide a logical reason for, or to produce the expected result.

というわけだ -"such a situation exists..." that something did or didn't, can or can't happen.

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7 years ago (Edited 7 years ago.)
Khana
Level: 1, 好 : 1

Thank you for your answers, however I am still puzzled about how to use というわけだ.


From what you said, its traduction depends on sentence's context, and so we can have :


1) [sentence + という]　+　わけだ (your part 1) => to provide logical / obvious / expected : reason / situation / result


今、仕事を片付けて、明日は楽がでという訳です。If I finish all the work now, I can have an easy day tomorrow.

なるほど。誰も来ないというわけだ。I see. So it turns out nobody comes.

結婚しているか　、あんたと付き合わないというわけだ。I'm married so I can't date you.


=> supposing here that という is used only to emphasize the reason / situation / result ?



2) [sentence]　 + というわけだ　(your part 2) => to state a possible reason / explanation


日本語を話せるのはアメリカで七年間勉強したし，今四年間日本に住んでいたと言う訳だ。The reason I can speak Japanese is because I studied it for seven years in America, and have been living in Japan for four.

卒業が出来るはよく勉強すると言うわけだ。The reason that I can graduate is that I study hard.

子供に英語を教えてくれるは此処に居るというわけだ。The reason I'm here is to teach children english.






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7 years ago



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