What does "aşa de trist" mean? What does "aşa de trist" mean in the following sentence? Deci tu erai chiar aşa de trist în ziua cu cele patruzeci şi trei de apusuri de soare? As I know, "de" is prepostion and it is followed by a noun. But, "trist" is an adjective. What is the usage of "de" here?