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さあ
Link | by gant on 2008-02-11 03:06:13
OK, so what's the word さあ used for in Japanese? I've got it in my text, but the teacher didn't explain it. I'm clueless about it; plz help!

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Re: さあ
Link | by mamoru on 2008-02-11 08:07:16
さあ - means like "it's time; come now"

example:

さあ、行こうか？　
well, shall we go?

さあ、これで終わりましょう。
well, we shall stop here.

さあ、食べようか？
now, shall we eat?

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Re: さあ
Link | by gant on 2008-02-13 03:39:16 (edited 2008-02-13 03:40:27)
That's fine; but is there a difference between さあ and just plain さ. I'll illustrate with an example. Here's two lines from a song by Mika Nakashima:
お　この　淋しい　さ　に
いつか　終わりは　あるの？
What's the 'sa' in the first line mean here?

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Re: さあ
Link | by mamoru on 2008-02-13 05:19:05 (edited 2008-02-13 05:39:58)
the "さあ" is quite onomatopoeia-ish too in my opinion, it's a sensing type of stuff, sometimes
even too detailed that most people would have looked over...

"お　この　淋しい　さ　に
いつか　終わりは　あるの？"

should have been

Oh この淋しさにいつか終わりはあるの？

that ”さ” is a part of the noun -> 淋しさ(sabishisa) which means "loneliness"

for that "さ" you are talking about is like an assertion, possibly confidence too; is mostly used at the end of the sentence

mamoru's example:

そうじゃなくてさー。 (it's not like that)
君はさー、数学の先生のことをどう思いますか？(what is your opinion on the math teacher?)
明日、フランスに帰るつもりさ。(I'm planning to return to France tomorrow)

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Re: さあ
Link | by gant on 2008-02-14 03:06:57
OK, thanks a lot man! I feel a lot clearer now.

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Re: さあ
Link | by mamoru on 2008-02-14 04:36:50
どういたしまして。（´▽`）

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Re: さあ
Link | by on 2008-02-15 08:50:39
well さあ have other usage too

such as

「けんじ君、僕のケータイしてる？先ここに置いてるけど」
「さあ-」

that means
"kenji, do you know where my cellphone is? i left it here back then"
"dunno"


Re: さあ
Link | by mamoru on 2008-02-15 11:10:33 (edited 2008-02-15 18:06:12)
「さあー」for me would be a little lacking ：P
i would be waiting for that person to answer more than that...

like 「さあー、俺も分からないよね。」

「けんじ君、僕のケータイしてる」---> i understand as "kenji kun, my mobile is doing"
i assume it's 「けんじ君、僕のけいたいを知ってる？」 ---> "do you know my mobile?"

should have been 「けんじ君、僕のけいたいはどこにあるかを知ってるの？」

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