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~て当然(とうぜん)だ
natural, as a matter of course

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Verb[て]+ 当然 +
[い]Adjective[て]+ 当然 +
[な]Adjective + + 当然 +
Verb[て]+ 当然 + です
[い]Adjective[て]+ 当然 + です
[な]Adjective + + 当然 + です
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て当然(とうぜん)だ is a commonly used expression which indicates that ‘(A) is natural’, or ‘(A) is a matter of course’. This is a combination of the て-form of either verbs of い-Adjectives (or で when used with nouns), the noun 当然(とうぜん) ‘naturally’, and だ.
  • あんな生意気(なまいき)なやつは嫌(きら)われて当然(とうぜん)だ
    It is only natural that a cocky person like that is hated.
  • このスープは俺(おれ)が作(つく)ったものだから、美味(おい)しくてて当然(とうぜん)だ
    I am the one that made this soup so, of course it is delicious.
  • このビルは先月(せんげつ)建(た)てられたばかりだから、綺麗(きれい)で当然(とうぜん)だ
    This building was only built last month, so of course it is beautiful.
て当然(とうぜん)だ is a fairly strong phrase, and will often be used when pointing out things that the speaker considers to be obvious facts.
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彼女(かのじょ)はみんなに迷惑(めいわく)ばかりかけているから、嫌(きら)われて当然(とうぜん)だ
Because she is always causing everyone trouble, of course she is hated.
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そんなに食(た)べたら、太(ふと)って当然(とうぜん)だ
If you eat like that, of course you will get fat.
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彼女(かのじょ)優(やさ)しいから、好(す)かれて当然(とうぜん)だ
Because she is nice, of course she is liked.
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