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Grammar detail: さ

さ - turns an い adjective into a noun
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Replacing the
い
of an
い adjective
with
さ
turns the adjective into a noun. The equivalent approach in English, where a suitable noun does not already exist, is often to add 'ness' to the English form of the adjective.
あか
赤
い red
あか
赤
さ redness
あたら
新
しい new
あたら
新
しさ newness
うつく
美
しい beautiful
うつく
美
しさ beauty
おいしい tasty おいしさ tastiness
おお
大
きい big
おお
大
きさ size
たの
楽
しい enjoyable
たの
楽
しさ enjoyment
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See also:
  • い and な adjectives

Words used in this grammar

1. red
2. Red (i.e. communist)
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5
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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
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beautiful; lovely
4
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delicious; tasty; sweet  (often written with kana only)
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5
4
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big; large; great; loud
5
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enjoyable; fun
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Kanji used in this grammar

赤
セキ   シャク   あか    あかい red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
2
新
シン   あたらしい    あらた    にい- new   
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美
ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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3
大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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1
楽
ガク   ラク    music   たのしい happy, pleasant   たのしむ to be happy   
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