Japanese Conversation · Level 56
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Japanese word
さも
Pronunciation
Romajisamo
Meaning
- adverbas if
Example
彼はさも知っているように話します。kare wa sa mo shi tte i ru yō ni hana shi ma su
He talks as if he knows.
More examples
彼はさも自分のことのように、友人の成功を喜びます。kare wa sa mo ji bun no ko to no yō ni yū jin no sei kō o yoroko bi ma su
He celebrates his friend's success as if it were his own.
Core concept
Marks an appearance or manner that strongly suggests a state is real without confirming that it is actually true.
Common phrases
さも当然のようにsa mo tō zen no yō ni
as if it were obvious
Similar words
まるでmarude: Expresses an emphatic comparison with an apparent state or condition.
あたかもatakamo: Frames an apparent situation as though it were an actual fact or reality.
さながらsanagara: Describes a state as being just like another state or thing, often in written language.
Definition in Japanese
まるで現実にそうであるかのように。ma ru de gen jitsu ni sō de a ru ka no yō ni
Word origin
The native Japanese form さも (samo) joins さ (sa, "that way") and も (mo, "also"), with も strengthening the idea that something is indeed so.
Usage tips
- Unlike a plain statement of fact, さも (samo) commonly frames an outward appearance, so context determines whether the claim is literal or merely assumed.
Other meanings
- evidentlyadverb
- trulyadverb