BasicJLPT N3 Grammar
さ
-ness (nominalising suffix for adjectives)
Romaji: sa
Meaning & usage
-ness; -ly | A suffix that makes a noun out of an adjective by attaching it to the stem of an Adj (い) or much less frequently to the stem of an Adj (な)
Example sentences 4
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このうちの広さはちょうどいい・いいです。
This size of this house is just right.
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アメリカのよさはパイオニア・スピリットでしょう。
One of America's good qualities is perhaps its pioneering spirit.
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富士山の高さはどのぐらいですか。
What is the approximate height of Mt. Fuji?
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日本語の難しさがよく分かりました。
I'm now well aware of the difficulty of Japanese.