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こんなに Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 2,000 Meanings 1
adverb
so ; like this ; this much
Expresses degree or manner, often with an emotional nuance of surprise or emphasis. Used before adjectives, verbs, or nouns to indicate 'to this extent'.
See also: こんな
こんな に たくさん の 人ひと が 集あつ まる と は 思おも わ なかっ た 。
I didn't expect so many people to gather.
Similar words こんな こんな is a pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) that modifies nouns directly (e.g., こんな人), while こんなに is an adverb that modifies verbs, adjectives, or whole clauses to express degree or manner.
そんなに そんなに is the medial/distal counterpart ('that much', 'like that'), while こんなに refers to something close to the speaker ('this much', 'like this').
あんなに あんなに is the distal counterpart ('that much' for something distant from both speaker and listener), while こんなに is proximal.
Etymology Derived from the pre-noun adjectival こんな (konna, 'this kind of') + adverbial particle に (ni). The exact historical derivation of こんな is uncertain, but it belongs to the ko-so-a-do demonstrative series.
