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Changing adjectives to nouns[edit]

We see the word 明るさ appear in the options panel. This is the noun form of the adjective 明るい. You can change any i-adjectives to a noun by replacing the last い to さ. In English, this is sometimes done by adding -ness at the end of the adjective.

  • 高い <-----> 高さ

High <-----> Height

  • 美しい <-----> 美しさ

Beautiful <-> Beauty

  • 黒い <-------> 黒さ

Black <------> Blackness

For na-adjectives, add a さ after the adjective (without the な)

  • 静か <-------> 静かさ

Quiet <------> Quietness

  • にぎやか <----> にぎやかさ

Lively <-----> liveliness