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2週1日目 がんばったかいがあって
Value・ability・condition
2週1日目

〜かいがある

接続:Vた/Nの+かいがある
worth the effort; Effort brings results
注意 / Note:〜かいがあって goes with good results; 〜かいもなく goes with undesirable results; Vます語幹+がい is “worth doing”.
比較 / Compare:Same song: 〜かいもなく/〜がいがある. These models are often mistakenly chosen for each other — carefully read the 接続 and nuances above and then decide.
よく出る形 / Common form:動た形/名詞の+かいがある。Or goes with 〜あって、〜。Talking about GOOD results that have been achieved, so the latter is what happened.
練習したかいがあって、優勝できた。
Thanks to my practice, I won the championship.
遠くまで来たかいがあった。
This long trip was worth it.
毎日通ったかいがあって、やっと資格が取れた。
Thanks to studying every day, I finally got my certificate.

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