あんなに

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な

に

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Meanings

Emphasizes the degree or manner of something, often with a sense of surprise or strong impression. Used to refer to something previously mentioned or understood from context.

あんなに練れん習しゅうしたのに、試し合あいに負まけてしまった。
Even though I practiced so much, I lost the match.
彼かれがあんなに怒おこるなんて、珍めずらしいね。
It's rare for him to get that angry.

Usage patterns

あんなに〈形けい容よう詞し〉so (adjective); to that extent
あんなに大おおきい犬いぬは見みたことがない。
I've never seen such a big dog.
あんなに〈動どう詞し〉to do (something) so much; to such a degree
彼かれはあんなに頑がん張ばったのに、試し験けんに落おちてしまった。
He tried so hard, yet he still failed the exam.
あんなに〈事こと〉が好すきだったto have liked something that much
あんなにサッカーが好すきだったのに、もうやめてしまった。
He liked soccer so much, yet he already quit.

Related words

こんなにN3
こんなに means 'this much', referring to something close to the speaker, while あんなに means 'that much', referring to something distant from both speaker and listener.
そんなにN5
そんなに means 'that much' in relation to something near the listener or just mentioned, while あんなに points to something more distant or shared as common knowledge.
どんなにN3
どんなに is the interrogative/exclamatory 'how much', whereas あんなに is the demonstrative 'that much' referring to a specific known degree.

Don't confuse with

そんなにN5
そんなに refers to a degree tied to the listener or something just mentioned, while あんなに refers to a degree distant from both speaker and listener ('that much, over there').
こんなにN3
こんなに refers to a degree close to the speaker, while あんなに refers to a degree distant from both speaker and listener ('that much over there').

Etymology

Derived from the demonstrative あんな (such, like that) + adverbial particle に. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows the pattern of other こそあど adverbs.