<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='37' data-vocab-id='148'>その</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='82'>ケーキ</span>は<strong>あまりに</strong>大（おお）きすぎて、食（た）べられない。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='564'>彼（かれ）</span>らは<strong>あまりに</strong>忙（いそが）し<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='141'>そう</span>にみえたから、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='451'>声（こえ）</span>をかけるのをやめた。

<strong>あまりに</strong>寒（さむ）すぎて、帰（かえ）ってきてしまった。

<strong>あまりに</strong>失礼（しつれい）じゃないか。<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='22'>いつも</span>助（たす）けてあげているのに。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='37' data-vocab-id='148'>その</span>計画（けいかく）は<strong>あまりに</strong>非現実的（ひげんじつてき）だ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ</span>。

<strong>あまりに</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='315'>仕事（しごと）</span>が多（おお）すぎて、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='598'>手（て）</span>に負（お）えない。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='37' data-vocab-id='148'>その</span>言（い）い訳（わけ）は<strong>あまりに</strong><span class='chui'>も</span>幼稚（ようち）すぎる。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='376'>冬（ふゆ）</span>の<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1038'>間（あいだ）</span>、<strong>あまりに</strong><span class='chui'>も</span>高（たか）すぎて、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1022'>野菜（やさい）</span>が買（か）えない。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='25'>インフルエンザ</span>で<strong>あまりに</strong>多（おお）くの社員（しゃいん）が休（やす）ん<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='154'>だから</span>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='315'>仕事（しごと）</span>にならない。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='47' data-vocab-id='9'>あの</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span>は<strong>あまりに</strong><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='26' data-vocab-id='724'>歩（ある）く</span>のが速（はや）いから、ついていけない。

<strong>あまりに</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='640'>早（はや）く</span>着（つ）いてしまった。

<strong>あまりに</strong>丁寧（ていねい）な<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='953'>言葉（ことば）</span>遣（づか）いというのも、違和（いわ）感（かん）がある。

<div class='writeup-body'>Being the adverbial form of 余（あま）る 'excess', あまりに is a grammar structure that is used to convey an 'excessive' amount of something that caused a certain result. あまりに will almost always be used in sentences expressing some sort of surprise/shock about the degree of (A). Often, あまりに is translated simple as 'so much (A) that (B)', or 'way too much (A)'.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>今日（きょう）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>仕事（しごと）は<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='230'>あまりに</span>楽（らく）過（す）ぎて仕事（しごと）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>した感（かん）じ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>し<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='51'>ない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Work today was so easy that I don't feel like I worked at all.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>今朝（けさ）は会社（かいしゃ）に<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='230'>あまりに</span>遅（おそ）く着（つ）いたため、先輩（せんぱい）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>怒（おこ）られた。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I got to the company so late that I was yelled at by my senpai.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>彼女（かのじょ）はあまり<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>恐怖（きょうふ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>、声（こえ）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>あげて叫（さけ）んだ。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>She was so scared that she screamed out loud.</div></li></ul>In the last example, we can see that あまり will be followed by の when linked to a noun. Occasionally, にも will be used instead of <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>. This just emphasizes the 'excess' of (A) further.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>友達（ともだち）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>話（はな）しが<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='230'>あまりに</span>もつまら<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='775'>なくて</span>途中（とちゅう）から<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='367'>ほとんど</span>聞（き）いて<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='896'>なかった</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>My friend's story was so boring that I stopped paying attention halfway.</div></li></ul>As the literal meaning of あまりに is quite close to 'excessively', it may be easier to remember this translation, rather than 'so much (A) that (B)'. Usually, 'it is excessively (A), so (B)' will cover most possible nuances.<div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>あんまり is a colloquial variant of あまり that is often said, but should be avoided in any form of formal/official writing.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>トマトはあんまり<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='716'>好（す）き</span>じゃない。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I don't like tomatoes too much.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>映画（えいが）はあんまりおもしろ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='876'>くなかった</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='71'>ね。</span></div><div class='writeup-example--english'>This movie wasn't excessively interesting.</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

余(あま)りに

so much...that, (way) too...