氷(こおり) kooriは wa２ 2インチ inchiの no厚(あつ) atsuさ saだ da。 The ice is two inches thick. Literal Ice [topic-は] 2 inches [possessive-の] thickness [copula-だ]. ２インチの厚さだ — uses the nominalizer さ (厚い → 厚さ 'thickness') with a measurement. A straightforward factual statement. nature~さ (adjective nominalizer)
氷(こおり) kooriは wa２ 2インチ inchiの no厚(あつ) atsuさ saだ da。 The ice is two inches thick. Literal Ice [topic-は] 2 inches [possessive-の] thickness [copula-だ]. ２インチの厚さだ — uses the nominalizer さ (厚い → 厚さ 'thickness') with a measurement. A straightforward factual statement. nature~さ (adjective nominalizer)