Meaning & usage
The adverb さも emphasizes that someone acts or appears truly in a certain way, with the sense of as if. It is placed before predicates expressing appearance or manner, such as かのように, ように, そうに, and げに. It is common in written or formal narration and often hints that the appearance may be pretended or exaggerated, so さも知っているかのように can imply the person may not really know.
Example sentences 4
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彼はさも知っているかのように話した。
He spoke as if he really knew all about it.
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彼女はさも楽しそうに笑っていた。
She laughed as if she were truly having fun.
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社長はさも満足そうにうなずいた。
The president nodded with a truly satisfied look.
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母はさも悲しげにうつむいていた。
My mother looked down with a truly sad expression.
