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.
As そんなに is another example of こそあど言葉 (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.
As a word, そんなに is used adverbially. This means that it may come before any verb, い-Adjective, or な-Adjective.
- そんなに食べたらお腹を壊 すよ。If you eat that much, you are going to break your stomach. (Natural Japanese for 'stomach ache')
- そんなに暑いと思うならエアコンをつければいい。If you think it's that hot, you should turn on the air conditioner.
- そんなに嫌いなら、無理して食べなくてもいい。If you dislike it that much, you don't have to force yourself to eat it.
As そんなに is another example of こそあど言葉 (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.
- こんなにもらってもいいんですか?Is it okay to receive this much? (Are you really giving me all of this?)
- あんなに食べたのにまだお腹が空いているの?You are still hungry, even after eating that much?
- どんなに頑張っても、私は先輩みたいにはなれないと思う。No matter how hard I try, I don't think that I can become like my senpai.
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このケーキはそんなに甘いんですか。
Is this cake really that sweet?
そんなに痛いなら、病院に行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?
そんなに頑張っても、彼みたいに出来ない。
Even if I tried that hard, I couldn't do it like he can.
そんなに水泳が嫌いなら、泳がなくていいんじゃない?
If you hate swimming so much, why don't you just not swim?
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そんなに – Grammar Discussion
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Pushindawood
@deltacat3 Hey! You have every right to be confused. This is actually the contracted たらどう from Lesson 9 (a later lesson). たらどう means “why don’t you…?” and is used for giving advice or suggesting something. We will get that sentence rewritten. I apologize for the confusion. Cheers!
deltacat3
Thanks a bunch for clearing this up <3
mrnoone
Hey
We have added information about this contraction in the たらどう grammar point, thank you for asking this question!
Cheers,
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