- さぞ, さぞかし
- さぞ, さぞかし, さぞやhow; surely; indeed; no doubt; certainly; presumably; I dare say; I am sure.
●さぞ(や)壮観だったことでしょう. What a grand sight it must have been!
・さぞお腹がすいたことでしょう. You must be very hungry, I suppose.
・さぞ(かし)喜ぶことでしょう. She'll be very pleased, I'm sure.
・家出してさぞ叱られるかと思ったが母は何も言わなかった. I had expected to be severely reprimanded [get a right telling-off] for leaving home, but my mother didn't say anything.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.