Adverb (Intermediate ㊥ 374)
An adverb that expresses the speaker's/writer's strong feeling that something has turned out as s/he expected.
Equivalent: As might be expected; after all; it is only natural that ~; naturally; truly; really; indeed; impressive
| (i) さすが | にSentence | |
| さすがに、疲れた | It is only natural that I got tired | |
| (ii) さすが | (は)Nounだ | |
| さすが(は)日本の車だ | After all, it is a Japanese car | |
| (iii) さすが | {V/Adjective い}informalだけ{あって/に} | |
| さすがよく{勉強する/勉強した}だけ{あって/に} | As might be expected from the fact that someone studies/has studied hard | |
| さすが{面白い/面白かった}だけ{あって/に} | As might be expected from the fact that something is/was interesting | |
| (iv) さすが | {Noun (Ø/だった)/Adjective な(な/だった)} だけ{あって/に} | |
| さすが{若い人/若い人だった} だけ{あって/に} | as might be expected from the fact that someone is/was a young person | |
| さすが{綺麗/綺麗だった} だけ{あって/に} | As might be expected from the fact that something/someone {is/was} beautiful | |
| (v) さすが | のNounも | |
| さすがの天才も | Even a genius |
