さ
Meanings
Suffix
1. -ness
nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition
Particle
2. indicates assertion
at sentence end; mainly masculine
Interjection
3. come (on); come now; come along; here
used to urge or encourage others
Interjection
Particle
4. er; um; well; now; you see ...
Particle
5. indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust; indicates retort
after an interrogative, esp. as の~; at sentence end
6. indicates hearsay or rumor
as(と/って)~; at sentence end
7. hey; yo
rough way of calling out to someone
8. used as a stand-in for various particles to mimic dialectal speech
used by non-speakers of a dialect
9. partial equivalent of the "ni" and "he" particles in standard Japanese
Pitch accent
さ
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Examples (172 in total)
It won't last long.
Of course, I told him.
He'll think about it.