まさに
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. exactly; surely; certainly; just
esp. 正に when in kanji
2. right then; just then; at that moment
3. just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
esp. 将に when in kanji
4. duly; naturally
esp. 当に when in kanji
Pitch accent
さに
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Examples (42 in total)
This really is a masterpiece.
It was truly a miracle.
That's what I'm looking for.
He was looking for this very thing.
The sun was about to set.
The sun was about to rise.
I was about to leave my house.
This is just what I wanted.
That's exactly what I thought.
He was really the man we were looking for.
You're doing exactly what you're supposed to be doing.
The very opposite is the truth.
The boy was about to jump into the lake.
He was just about to make the final decision.
It was at that very moment that the bomb went off.
The train was about to leave the station.
He is about to leave for London.
It is nothing less than an insult to her.
He is the very man that I'm looking for.
This is the very video I wanted to see.
This is the very dictionary that I have been looking for.
Jane was about to leave the house.
Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
The news of his death came like a bolt from out of the blue.
The ship is about to set sail.
The Japanese economic system is about to change.
What I'm saying is quite true.
This is the very thing you need now.
That nurse is a real angel to her patients.
This is the very best way to do it.
The plane is about to take off for Paris.
As the proverb goes, time really is money.
When I arrived at the station, the train was just about to leave.
It happened just like this.
This is the very place that I have long wanted to visit.
When I was on the point of leaving London, it began to snow.
Fukuoka is very typical of the kind of town I like.
I was about to leave when you telephoned.
What he said to Beth was nothing less than an insult to her.
I was about to leave my house when she rang me up.
The boy was on the point of drowning when his father came to his rescue.
It's exactly as I expected.