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Grammar JLPT Level N4 - Lesson 22

Structure of そんなに:

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

Details 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 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.
  • そんなに()たら(なか)(こわ)
    If you eat that much, you are going to break your stomach. (Natural Japanese for 'stomach ache')
  • そんなに(あつ)(おも)ならエアコンつければいい
    If you think it's that hot, you should turn on the air conditioner.
  • そんなに(きら)なら無理(むり)()なくてもいい
    If you dislike it that much, you don't have to force yourself to eat it.
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 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.
  • こんなにもらてもいいんです
    Is it okay to receive this much? (Are you really giving me all of this?)
  • あんなに()のにまだ(なか)(すい)ている
    You are still hungry, even after eating that much?
  • どんなに頑張(がんば)ても(わたし)先輩(せんぱい)みたいない(おも)
    No matter how hard I try, I don't think that I can become like my senpai.
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).
そんなに

Usage Notes for そんなに:

Synonyms for そんなに:

あまり~ない
Not very, Not much, Not really, Hardly
そんな・こんな・あんな・どんな
Such a・Kind of, Something like ~

Example of そんなに

このケーキそんなに(あま)んです

Is this cake really that sweet?

そんなに(いた)なら病院(びょういん)()ったほうがいいんじゃないです

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

そんなに頑張(がんば)ても(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.

そんなに日本(にほん)()きたいなら()って()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)(きら)なら(およ)がなくていいじゃない

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

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~ていただけませんか

Won't you, Could you please (Humble request)
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れる・られる (Potential)

To be able, Can (Potential)
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筈(はず)だ

Bound to (be), Expected to (be), Should be (able)
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かどうか

Whether or not, If...or not
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が必要(ひつよう)

Need, Necessary
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