からといってjust because (doesn't mean)
The reason is true, and it still doesn't get you to the conclusion: expensive, yes, but that doesn't make it good. The sentence nearly always ends in a "not".
it doesn't follow
Just because something is expensive doesn't mean it's good quality.
so don't
You can't ignore someone's opinion just because they lack experience.
in conversation
Don't take it out on other people just because you're tired.
How to form it
Plain form + からといって
A noun or a な-adjective keeps だ: 無料だからといって, 便利だからといって. It is neither stiff nor casual. In conversation it often shortens to からって.
How the sentence ends
The first half stays true. What you refuse is the jump from it, so the ending is a careful "not". This is the part exams test.
| Ending | It says |
|---|---|
| とは限らない | not always, not necessarily |
| わけではない | it's not that…; that doesn't mean |
| とは言えない, とは言い切れない | you can't say that |
| てはいけない, べきではない, ないでください | so don't |
It doesn't follow
Living in Japan doesn't mean your Japanese gets good.
Just because a method worked once doesn't mean it will work next time.
The numbers have gone up, but that alone isn't enough to say things have improved.
So don't
It also warns and scolds. The reason is real, but it is no excuse.
Being busy doesn't make it all right to break a promise.
You shouldn't sign up for services you don't need just because they're free.
Please don't decide someone has no talent just because they failed once.
It is not "because"
If the second half simply states the result, the sentence falls apart.
Not said: 有名な
(Because the restaurant is famous, the food is good.)
A plain reason is から: 有名な店だから、料理がおいしい.
Just because a restaurant is famous doesn't mean the food is good.
だからといって at the start of a sentence
だからといって takes up what was just said: "but that doesn't mean…".
I'm bad at English. That doesn't mean I don't have to study it.
Close neighbours
わけではないN3
"It's not that…": you take back a conclusion the other person might jump to. Often it means "not entirely".
I chose the online course, but that does not mean I dislike learning in a classroom.
とは限らないN3
For rules and predictions: usually true, but not every time.
Expensive products don't always last long.
といってもN2
Cuts a word down to size: a trip, but only one night. There is no reason in it and no conclusion.
I call it a trip, but I only spent one night in the next town.
Check yourself
1Which ending fits?
お金持ちだからと
Choose an answer to see why.
2What is this person saying?
年上だからって、
Choose an answer to see why.
More detail
Now and then からと言って is just what it looks like: someone gave that as their reason. Then no "not" is needed.
Tanaka went home early, saying he had something to do.
More sentences
You shouldn't skip the explanation just because someone is a beginner.
Having succeeded before doesn't mean it will go well this time too.
Just because it is an intensive course doesn't mean you can learn everything in a short time.
Don't underestimate me just because I'm a kid.