JLPT N2 grammar

〜甲斐があってmeaning and usage

Meaning

There is/was value in doing A; Doing A has its rewards

How to form it

  • verb (ta-form)甲斐があって/甲斐があった
  • nounの甲斐があって/甲斐があった

How it is used

The effort of A paid off, bringing a good result B; A is usually something like 「頑張った」 or 「努力」. Read 「かい」. The opposite is 「〜甲斐もなく」; 「〜がい」 after a masu-stem (「やりがい」) is a separate pattern.

Examples

  1. 頑張った甲斐があって、3キロも痩せたんだ。

    Doing one's best has its rewards: I lost as many as three kilograms.

  2. みんなの応援の甲斐があって、試合に勝つことができた。

    Everyone's cheering paid off: we won the game.

  3. 早起きした甲斐があって、きれいな日の出が見られた。

    Getting up early was worth it: we saw a beautiful sunrise.