Practice JLPTMeaning & usage
You know; sure; I tell you | A sentence final particle used in highly informal speech by male speakers to express different degrees of assertion ranging from a light touch comment up to opposition or imposition.
Example sentences 13
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A: お前は車を買う金なんかないよな。B: いや、あるさ。
A: You don't have money to buy a car with, do you? B: Sure I do.
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A: このスーツケース、持てるかな。B: 持てるさ。
A: I wonder if I can carry this suitcase. B: I'm sure you can.
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A: この問題、君には 解けないと思うよ。B: こんなもの、易しいさ。
A: I bet you can't solve this math problem. B: This is a cinch, you know.
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A: 今日の日本語のテストは難しいかな。B: いや、難しくないさ。
A: I wonder if today's Japanese test is difficult. B: No, it's not difficult, I tell you.
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A：ニューヨークの一人歩きは危ないだろう。B: いや、大丈夫さ。
A: Walking alone in New York City must be unsafe! B: No, it's safe, you know.
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A：僕は大学に行くのを諦めたよ。B: 何を言っているのさ。
A: I've given up the idea of going to college, you know. B: What are you talking about?
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どうしてこんな簡単なことが分からないのさ。
How come you don't understand such a simple thing?
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どうして酒を飲んじゃいけないのさ。
How come I can't drink sake?
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人生とはこんなものさ。
Such is life, you know.
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人生は長い旅のようなものさ。
Life is something like a long journey.
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仕事に失敗はつきものさ。
Work and failure go together, you know.
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Ａ：君は日本語、読めないよね。Ｂ：いや、読めるさ。
A: You cannot read Japanese, right? B: Yeah, sure I can.
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Ａ：就職出来るかな。Ｂ：出来るさ。
A: I wonder if I can get a job. B: Sure you can.