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what different between よほど、困ったのだろう " and "さぞ、困ったのだろう"
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what different between よほど、困ったのだろう " and "さぞ、困ったのだろう"
They are near in nuance like `とても` but the original meanings are different.

## よほど (余程)

Near to `とても` (very, really).

> よほど困ったのだろう
>
> Somebody seems to be really embarrassed.

## さぞ

`さぞ` is an old antique word which appears since Heian-era.

It means like `きっと` and implies that the speaker is guessing something. `さぞ 〜
だろう` is an idiomatic pair.

The original meaning doesn't contain the meaning like `very`, but it implies
`very` in most usage.

> さぞ困ったのだろう
>
> Somebody seems to be embarrassed.
>
> さぞお困りのようで。
>
> You seem to be embarrassed.
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