Practice JLPTMeaning & usage
Truly; really; as if; so; that way; like that | An adverb meaning “truly,” used when describing the way someone’s action or behaviour appears.
Example sentences 11
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あの「自分はさもワインの通ですよ」って感じの戸田の話し方はまったく嫌みだ。
Toda's way of talking (literally: That way Toda has of talking), as if he knew everything about wine, is truly offensive.
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そのプログラムは、操作説明書を見るとさも簡単に使えそうに書いてあるが、本当にそうなのだろうか?
When I read the operation manual, it sounds like the program is really easy to use, but I wonder if that's really true.
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今すぐ病院に連れて行こう。さもないと手遅れになる。
Let's take him to the hospital right now. If we don't, it's going to be too late.
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係員はさも面倒くさそうに私の苦情を聞いていた。
The person in charge listened to my complaint with an expression that revealed it was truly bothersome.
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古田はさも自分一人が苦労したように言っているが、実は彼は文句を言うばかりで何もしなかったのだ。
Furuta talks as if he suffered alone, but the truth of the matter is that he just complained and didn't do any work.
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子供たちはさも退屈そうな顔をして授業を聞いている。
The children are listening to the lecture looking really bored.
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川村はいつもその話をさも自分自身の体験みたいに話しているが、本当はそれは私が彼に話したことなのだ。
Kawamura always tells that story as if it were his own experience, but actually I told it to him.
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彼女はさも忙しそうにしているが、本当は大した仕事なんかないのだ。
She acts as if she were truly busy, but really she doesn't have anything significant to work on.
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浩二は冷めたコーヒーをさもまずそうに飲んだ。
Koji drank the cold coffee with a look that showed how bad it tasted.
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男はさも親しげに私に近寄ってきた。
The man approached me as if he knew me very well.
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部長はさも当然のごとく私に日曜出勤を命じた。
The division chief ordered me to come to the office on Sunday as if it were a matter of course.