さ

-ness

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Also a form of

Meanings

  1. suffix, nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition -ness
  2. particle, at sentence end; mainly masculine indicates assertion
  3. interjection, used to urge or encourage others come (on); come now; come along; here
  4. particle, interjection er; um; well; now; you see ...
  5. particle, after an interrogative, esp. as の~; at sentence end indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust; indicates retort
  6. as(と/って)~; at sentence end indicates hearsay or rumor
  7. rough way of calling out to someone hey; yo
  8. used by non-speakers of a dialect used as a stand-in for various particles to mimic dialectal speech
  9. Touhoku-ben partial equivalent of the "ni" and "he" particles in standard Japanese

In sentences

もちろんさ。 Of course. #193379

これ本当ほんとうさ! It's true. #217560

9時ときだってさ。 He said, "It's nine o'clock." #10144896

結局けっきょく失敗しっぱいするさ。 After all, it's sure to fail. #175802

さぁ、食たべよう! C'mon, let's eat something! #10914839

いいさ、べつに。 Whatever is ok by me. #11003178

考かんがえてくれるさ。 He'll think about it. #11795481

見みればわかるさ。 You'll know it when you see it. #12135719