こんな (konna) Japanese meaning: this sort of | KotomoraHave you ever read this kind of book?
It's not good to stay up this late.
Usage patterns
こんなに〈形容詞〉to this extent; so ~
It's been a long time since it was this hot.
こんな〈時〉にat a time like this
It's inconsiderate to call at a time like this.
こんなはずではなかったthis isn't how it was supposed to turn out
This wasn't how it was supposed to be, but the plan failed.
そういう
こんな points to something close to the speaker ('this kind of'), while そういう points to something already mentioned or near the listener ('that kind of').
こんな is a pre-noun word that directly modifies a noun (こんな人), while こんなに is an adverb that modifies verbs and adjectives to show degree (こんなに大きい).
