そんなに~
sonna ni〜
JLPT N4 Neutral
Formation
そんなに + Verb-negation, そんなに + Adjective-negation
Expresses 'not so much', 'not that', or 'not so ~'.
When to use
'Not that much': negates a degree someone expected (そんなに高くない).
Explanation
The grammar point そんなに is an adverb used to express that something is not as extreme as described or not to that extent. It is often translated as 'not so much', 'not that', or 'not so ~'. It is commonly followed by a negative form of a verb or adjective.
Example sentences
そんなに急がなくてもいいですよ。
You don't have to hurry that much.
Sonna ni isoganakutemo ii desu yo.
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I don't think the problem is that difficult.
Sonna ni muzukashikunai mondai da to omoimasu.
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She is not that tall.
Kanojo wa sonna ni se ga takaku arimasen.
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I don't think there's a need to eat so much.
Sonna ni takusan taberu hitsuyou wa nai to omou.
Negation Intensity (Not Very / Not At All)
- ぜんぜん~zenzen~N5Used to express 'not at all' or 'completely' in negative…
- すこしも〜ないsukoshimo~naiN3Express a negative state or action; 'not at all', 'none…
- 決して~ないkesshite ~ naiN3Express 'never', 'by no means', or 'not at all' when…
- あまり~ありませんamari ~ arimasenN5Express 'not very', 'not much', or 'not really' when…
- まったく~ないmattaku ~naiN3Completely not; not at all.
Corpus examples (60)
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Today isn't so hot.
パソコンはそんなに詳しくないよ。
I'm not really familiar with computers.
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I cannot afford to pay so much.
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Is it that hard?
トムはそんなに太ってないよ。
Tom's not very fat.
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It is outrageous that you should spend so much money.
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Why am I so complicated?
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Don't worry about money so much.
なぜジョンがそんなに突然立ち去ったのかあなたには分かりますか。
Can you make out why John left so suddenly?
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I hesitate to pay so much for a suit.
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You did not need to come so early.
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What makes you so sad?
君が必要なものを買うために、そんなにたくさんのお金が必要だとは思えない。
I don't think that you need that much money to buy what you need.
そんなには払わないよ。
I won't pay that much.
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How did Tom make that much money?
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I don't actually have that much money.
そんなには待ちたくないな。
I don't want to wait so long.
僕は行ったことがあるけど、そんなに評判ほどのところじゃないよ。
I've been there, and it's not all it's cracked up to be.
そんなに騒いではいけません。
Don't make so much noise.
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I cannot read the book in so short a time.
なんでそんなにスポーツが好きなの?
Why do you like sports so much?
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How could you be so late!
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Don't make so much noise in the room.
そんなにたくさんの本の代金を払うことはできないことを突然思い出した。
All of a sudden, I remembered that I couldn't pay for so many books.
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If you go on drinking so much, you may well end up an alcoholic.