I have read so many posts, asked so many times to friends and people on forum
but still I don't get how to use さすがに without sounding a weirdo. I know that
it doesn't have anything to do with さすが！ and it can be translated as
"understandably". However, in some cases it's still wrong. Please help.
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How is さすがに (sasugani) used?
（Quoted from Kōjien）

> さすがに
>
> 1.そうは思うものの、やはり。そうではあるが。伊勢物語「—哀れとや思ひけむ」。「—そこまでは言えない」
> 2.すぐれただけあって。評判だけあって。何といってもやはり。後撰和歌集秋「秋風の吹けば—わびしきは」。「—名人だけのことはある」
> 3.他とは違って。他はともかくも。謡曲、羅生門「—羅生門は都の南門ならずや」

Explanation:

Briefly speaking, there are three adverb usages, and could only be subtly
differentiated in my opinion…

The first one is like "despite that, …"

The second one usually implies compliments, and as I see it, it's similar with
さすが, while this one with に gives me an impression that it is more of a adverb,
which is used to qualify verb or adjectives.

The third one sounds pretty much like the second one to me as well, but it
seems to be sort of obsolete.
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The easiest way is to begin with `さすがに` and followed by something i.e. an
adjective. The sentence might not make sense by itself, since it only tells
the effect without any cause.

> **さすがに** 疲{つか}れます・疲れました。
>
> **As expected** , [I] become tired/am tired;
>
> [I] become tired/am tired **for sure**.

For individual sentences, the sentence containing `さすがに` is usually preceded
by another sentence that has the cause, or may be used after the first
conversation as a reply.

> 家から駅まで 歩いて３０分。 **さすがに** 疲れます。
>
> It takes 30 minutes by walking from [my] house to the station. [I] become
> tired **for sure**.
>
> Q: 初めてのマラソンは どうでしたか？
>
> Q: How was [your] first time doing the marathon?
>
> A: **さすがに** 疲れました。
>
> A: **As expected** , [I] am tired.

For combined sentences, the part containing `さすがに` may be found at the
beginning of sentence or somewhere in the middle of sentence.

> **さすがに** 地元{じもと}の有名{ゆうめい}人だけあって、 近所{きんじょ}で 話題{わだい}になる。
>
> **As expected** of being a local celebrity, [the celebrity] becomes the
> popular topic of conversation in the neighbourhood.
>
> 日{にち}曜日は 休{きゅう}日{じつ}でも、 **さすがに** 誰{だれ}もが休{やす}める 訳{わけ}ではない。
>
> Even Sunday is a rest day, **certainly** that does not mean anyone could
> just take rest.

Based on above sentences, the following patterns can be reused.

  * さすがに ○○ます・ました。

  * さすがに ○○だけあって、 ○○。

  * ○○も、 さすがに ○○ない。

This answer includes only few examples to get started. Note that these
examples are limited to `さすがに`, and other forms of `さすが` such as `さすがの` and
`さすがは` will _not_ be covered here.

> 「さすが」に合う例文{れいぶん}を 全部 書きとめるのは、 **さすがに** 一苦労{ひとくろう}。
>
> [One] is **certainly** to have a hard time for writing down all example
> sentence that fits well with "さすが".

The last example concludes this answer with pun intended.
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