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N4 Lesson 8: 4/18

そんなにSo (much), That much, Like that

Structure

そんなに + Verb
そんなに + ［い］Adjective
そんなに + ［な］Adjective

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About そんなに

そんなに, like そんな, is one of the most common ways to express that one thing is 'like' something else in casual conversation. The addition of the particle に just highlights そんな as being the 'destination' of the 'like' amount. This construction is regularly translated as 'so much', 'that much', or simply 'like that'.

As a word, そんなに is used adverbially. This means that it may come before any verb, い-Adjective, or な-Adjective.

Almost any そんなに based sentence can be translated literally as 'to an extent like (A)', where (A) is the word that comes after そんなに, and に indicates 'to'.

As そんなに is another example of こそあど言葉(ことば) (words like これ, それ, あれ, and どれ), it means that こんなに, あんなに, and どんなに may also be used.

Despite this, そんなに is almost considered a set phrase, and is therefore the most common out of all of the possibilities (except for どんなに, which is often used when explaining/giving reasons for something).

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Examples

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    このケーキはそんなに甘(あま)いんですか。

    Is this cake really that sweet?

    そんなに痛(いた)いなら、病院(びょういん)に行(い)ったほうがいいんじゃないですか。

    If it hurts that much, shouldn't you go to the hospital?

    そんなに頑張(がんば)っても、彼(かれ)みたいに出来(でき)ない。

    Even if I tried that hard, I couldn't do it like he can. (that much)

    そんなに日本(にほん)に行(い)きたいなら、行(い)って来(き)たら？

    If you want to go to Japan that much, why don't you?

    そんなに水泳(すいえい)が嫌(きら)いなら、泳(およ)がなくていいんじゃない？

    If you hate swimming so much, why don't you just not swim? (that much)

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