...more adjective conjugations: karo,kere,kare,sa

[7daytrial]

I've seen 優しい in the form 優しさ and don't really know how it translates.

Reading adjective conjugations here: [url]http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/安い[/url]

It says using さ means degree. So does 優しさ translate to: degree of kindness (noun)?

Also, I'm not familiar with karo, kere, kare conjugations for adjectives. First time seeing them.

よろしく

[Psy]

I don't have much time right now, but for やさしい and やさしさ, the first means "kind/gentle" whereas the second means "kindness/gentleness." Similarly さむい is cold and さむさ is coldness, おいしい is delicious and おいしさ is deliciousness. Except in the form ければ, the rest of those forms are fairly uncommon.

Gotta go!

[7daytrial]

ありがとう

so やさしさ means kindness (noun)
さむさ means coldness (noun)

would this be correct usage:

その人のやさしさいいなぁ (where that person's kindness is the subject)

[maxiewawa]

I think it would be more correct to say やさしさ高い or 優しさ多い; さ implies degree and not just quality.

[hatch_jp]

I think it would be more correct to say やさしさ高い or 優しさ多い; さ implies degree and not just quality.

I can understand やさしさ高い and 優しさ多い, but they are not correct Japanese.
I can't come up with the rgiht Japanese now...