Grammar question: "for someone... you are..."

Fearabhata

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Servus and konnichiwa!

How do I say following in Japanese:

For someone being introverted, you talk really much.

Or

For living in Germany for only 3 months, your German is pretty good.

It may seem rather standard, but I never encountered this type of sentence block, looking for "for" as a key word also would take ages.

the only comparable word I know is のに、but it expresses more regret rather than surprise.
 
I would use 割には.

looking for "for" as a key word also would take ages.
20 [基準を表わして] …としては,…の割には.
He's young for his age. 彼は年の割には若い.
It's cold for May. 5月にしては寒い.
For a learner, he swims well. 初心者にしては彼は泳ぎが上手だ.

the only comparable word I know is のに、but it expresses more regret rather than surprise.
I don't know where you got such information from, it's not (at least "not always") correct. のに also works well.
内向的なのに、よくしゃべるね。
3か月しかドイツに住んでいないのに、ドイツ語がお上手ですね。

other examples of のに as "not regret"
間違った情報なのに、彼はそれをいまだに信じている。
調べればわかることなのに、なぜ彼はちゃんと調べないんだろう。
 
ah, Tori! aimokawarazu yakunitatte kansha yo! thanks, thats what been looking for. should take a look in my N3 grammar book some time, since it says "N3" on my kanjistudy app ^^
 
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