さぞ (さぞや。さぞかし)

さぞ (さぞや。さぞかし) · sazo (sazoya。sazokashi) · JLPT N1 · noun

certainly

さぞ = さ (so, that way) + ぞ (emphatic): surely it is so, no doubt

Etymology: さ means 'so' (as in そう) and ぞ is an emphatic sentence-end particle, so さぞ says 'it must surely be so'. Example: さぞ疲れたでしょう means 'you must surely be tired'.

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