那是当然的

of course

→ 那

phrase Rare #23,895

of course An emphatic way to say that something is obvious, expected, or goes without saying. The ending 的 can be replaced by 了 or the informal 啦 without changing the basic meaning.

CH: 你愿意帮忙吗？——那是当然的！

EN: Would you be willing to help? — Of course!

那是当然的了

Of course.

— 大鱼海棠 (2016)

那是当然的啦

Of course.

— 天空之城 (1986)

亚力山勒达，那是当然的

Alexander, of course.

— 夺宝奇兵3：圣战奇兵 (1989)

如果在手术前发生什么事的话…太太那是当然的…

If anything were to happen before the surgery… Of course, ma’am…

— 借东西的小人阿莉埃蒂 (2010)

那是当然的

Of course.

— 千与千寻 (2001)