Topic N3
Japanese Learning
96. さ : Degree / -ness (nominalizer).
✏️Structure
Adj-i (remove い) + さ / Na-adj (remove な) + さ💡Usage
Turns adjectives into nouns indicating degree. "Degree of...", "-ness".
📚Examples
富士山の高さは３７７６メートルだそうですが、実際に登ってみるとその迫力に驚かされます。
Fujisan no takasa wa sanzen nanahyaku nanajuuroku meetoru da sou desu ga, jissai ni nobotte miru to sono hakuryoku ni odorokasaremasu.
I hear that the height of Mt. Fuji is 3776 meters, but when I actually try climbing it, I am amazed by its impressiveness.
彼の優しさに触れて、悲しくて泣いていた私の心はすっかり癒されました。
Kare no yasashisa ni furete, kanashikute naite ita watashi no kokoro wa sukkari iyasaremashita.
Being touched by his kindness, my heart, which had been sad and crying, was completely healed.
その荷物の重さは約２０キロもあるので、一人で無理して運ばない方がいいですよ。
Sono nimotsu no omosa wa yaku nijikkiro mo aru node, hitori de muri shite hakobanai hou ga ii desu yo.
The weight of that luggage is about 20 kg, so you had better not force yourself to carry it alone.
新しいスマートフォンの便利さを一度知ってしまうと、もう昔の電話には戻れません。
Atarashii sumaatofon no benrisa wo ichido shitte shimau to, mou mukashi no denwa ni wa modoremasen.
Once you know the convenience of a new smartphone, you can no longer go back to old phones.
あの映画の面白さは、ただ笑えるだけでなく最後に深い感動があるところです。
Ano eiga no omoshirosa wa, tada waraeru dake de naku saigo ni fukai kandou ga aru tokoro desu.
The interestingness of that movie is not just that it makes you laugh, but that it has a deep moving feeling at the end.
日本の夏の蒸し暑さは、他の国から来た外国人にとって非常に耐え難いものらしい。
Nihon no natsu no mushiatsusa wa, hoka no kuni kara kita gaikokujin ni totte hijou ni taegatai mono rashii.
It seems that the humidity and heat of summer in Japan are extremely difficult to endure for foreigners who came from other countries.
最近引っ越した部屋の広さは前の部屋と同じくらいですが、窓が大きくて明るいです。
Saikin hikkoshita heya no hirosa wa mae no heya to onaji kurai desu ga, mado ga ookikute akarui desu.
The size of the room I moved to recently is about the same as the previous one, but the windows are big and it's bright.
テストの難しさが予想以上だったので、クラスの半分の生徒の点数が平均以下だった。
Tesuto no muzukashisa ga yosou ijou datta node, kurasu no hanbun no seito no tensuu ga heikin ika datta.
Because the difficulty of the test was more than expected, the scores of half the students in the class were below average.
毎日厳しい練習を続けることで、スポーツの本当の楽しさや辛さが少しずつ分かってくる。
Mainichi kibishii renshuu wo tsuzukeru koto de, supootsu no hontou no tanoshisa ya tsurasa ga sukoshizutsu wakatte kuru.
By continuing strict practice every day, you gradually come to understand the true fun and hardship of sports.
この美しい湖の深さはまだ正確には分かっていないが、とても澄んでいて底までよく見える。
Kono utsukushii mizuumi no fukasa wa mada seikaku ni wa wakatte inai ga, totemo sunde ite soko made yoku mieru.
The depth of this beautiful lake is not exactly known yet, but it is very clear and the bottom can be seen well.