Meaning of 家族のありがたさ


I recently came across this: 家族のありがたさをつくづくと感じる

On first inspection I presumed it meant that he was feeling how grateful his
family was **of him** however the text was translated as:

> 家族のありがたさをつくづくと感じる - I feel deeply grateful to my family

How can you tell whether it was the family's gratefulness or person/author?
Thanks




Okay, I got a bit too curious for my own good and looked it up. I think the
assumption in my comment was correct. 有難さ doesn't actually mean gratefulness
according to
[kotobank](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9C%89%E9%9B%A3%E3%81%95-2003994). It
actually means "something to be grateful for" or "value". I found two examples
where it actually expresses this. The first is an example I found on
[tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/jpn/sentences/show/143640).

> 水不足の時、水のありがたさを骨身にしみて感じた。  
>  During the water shortage, the value of water really came home to me.

Another one I found was a sentence on a [hinative
post](https://hinative.com/ja/questions/3961036) comparing 有難み and 有難さ. They
essentially mean the same thing.

> 大人になって、初めて親のありがたさがわかる。  
>  Once I became an adult, I finally realized (how much my parents did for me
> / that I should be grateful for my parents).

If you think about it, this makes sense. 有難い doesn't actually describe a
grateful person, it expresses that you are grateful for what it describes. For
example, 有難いこと means "something that (we) should be grateful for. You wouldn't
say 私は有難い.

So, I think the original translation of your sentence was correct. I hope this
clears things up. Also, if I got something wrong, please correct me.

Edit: Here's another example I found on Weblio

> あなたのそのお気持ちは大変有難い。  
>  I am grateful for your feelings.




Okay, I got a bit too curious for my own good and looked it up. I think the
assumption in my comment was correct. 有難さ doesn't actually mean gratefulness
according to
[kotobank](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9C%89%E9%9B%A3%E3%81%95-2003994). It
actually means "something to be grateful for" or "value". I found two examples
where it actually expresses this. The first is an example I found on
[tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/jpn/sentences/show/143640).

> 水不足の時、水のありがたさを骨身にしみて感じた。  
>  During the water shortage, the value of water really came home to me.

Another one I found was a sentence on a [hinative
post](https://hinative.com/ja/questions/3961036) comparing 有難み and 有難さ. They
essentially mean the same thing.

> 大人になって、初めて親のありがたさがわかる。  
>  Once I became an adult, I finally realized (how much my parents did for me
> / that I should be grateful for my parents).

If you think about it, this makes sense. 有難い doesn't actually describe a
grateful person, it expresses that you are grateful for what it describes. For
example, 有難いこと means "something that (we) should be grateful for. You wouldn't
say 私は有難い.

So, I think the original translation of your sentence was correct. I hope this
clears things up. Also, if I got something wrong, please correct me.

Edit: Here's another example I found on Weblio

> あなたのそのお気持ちは大変有難い。  
>  I am grateful for your feelings.

