also: うべなるかな
quite right; indeed; well said
Formal or literary expression of strong agreement, often used to affirm a preceding statement as self-evidently true. Conveys a sense of 'no wonder' or 'it stands to reason'.
His success is the result of hard work. Quite right, indeed.
むべなるかな、彼女が選ばれたのも当然だ。
It's no wonder she was chosen; it's only natural.
Kanji form using 宜; rarely used in modern writing.
Kanji form with 哉; rarely used kanji form.
Rarely used kana form with initial う instead of む.
Formed from classical むべ “indeed,” the attributive copula なる, and the exclamatory particle かな. むべ developed as a nasalized variant of older うべ.