Structure
Noun + は + Verb + こと(1) + で + 有名
Noun + は + [い]Adjective + こと(1) + で + 有名
Noun + は + [な]Adjective + な + こと(1) + で + 有名
Noun + は + Noun + で + 有名
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About ~は~で有名
In order to describe what certain things/places are famous for, ~は~で有名 is a common expression that will be used. This construction is made up of the adverbial particle は, the case marking particle で, and 有名, a noun that may also be used as an な-Adjective.
~は~で有名 is usually translated as '(A) is famous for (B)', but literally means 'with (B), (A) is famous/renowned'. The structure may be broken down in the following way:
(A) は - Presents (A) as the topic.
(B) で - With (B), in で's use as 'with'.
有名だ - Is famous.
~は~で有名 is usually translated as '(A) is famous for (B)', but literally means 'with (B), (A) is famous/renowned'. The structure may be broken down in the following way:
(A) は - Presents (A) as the topic.
(B) で - With (B), in で's use as 'with'.
有名だ - Is famous.
- ウサイン・ボルトは速く走れることで有名です。Usain Bolt is famous for being able to run fast.
- この学校は野球が強いことで有名です。This school is famous for having a strong baseball team.
- 日本は安全なことで有名です。Japan is famous for being safe.
- 岡山は備前焼で有名です。Okayama is famous for Bizen-yaki.
Caution
If 有名 is being used as a な-Adjective, it will appear before the famous thing/place itself. This form will usually be utilized when the speaker wants to give further detail about exactly what (A) is.- グランドキャニオンはアメリカで有名な観光地だ。The Grand Canyon is a famous tourist site in America.
- 出雲大社は島根県で有名な神社だ。Izumo Taisha is a famous shrine in Shimane prefecture.
Examples
彼は憲法に詳しいことで有名です。
He is famous for being knowledgeable about the constitution.
宮沢賢治は素敵な詩を書いたことで有名です。
Kenji Miyazawa is famous for writing beautiful poetry.
このレストランはシェフがハンサムなことで有名です。
This restaurant is famous for its handsome chef.
札幌は雪まつりで有名です。
Sapporo is famous for the snow festival.
大間はマグロで有名だ。
Ooma is famous for tuna.
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~は~で有名 – Grammar Discussion
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CrisH
このうどんは コシが強い**ことで有名**だ。
What’s the use of が in this sentence? I understood that it means “but” in such a context, a more formal けど, but the English translation is “This udon is famous for its strong and chewy noodles.” So what kind of が is this?mrnoone
@CrisH
Heyが is a subject marker here. が (but) is only directly attached to verbs or いadjectives. If it is used with nouns, the “だ” or “です” has to be added. Therefore you can usually easily tell if it’s “but” by simply checking if following いadjectives or verbs conjugations.
コシ(腰) is a noun meaning body or texture (of hair, noodle).
コシが強い means that the texture of the noodle is “strong” that is it is “firm” and “chewy”.Some adjectives (like 強い) are generally used with nouns that are marked with a subject marker, other examples are Nounが好き and Nounが嫌い。
I hope it helps,
CheersCrisH
I completely forgot it could be a subject marker! Might as well forget that word…how does it go…T…H…E…?
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