こんなに

What it means

What does こんなに mean? It is a degree adverb that emphasizes extent, used before adjectives or verbs to express 'to this extent' or 'this much' with a natural emphatic nuance. It signals the speaker's sense of magnitude and surprise, and it works in casual and semi-formal speech.

Main meanings

• Intensifies the degree of the following word, meaning this much or so much.
• Conveys emphasis, surprise, or strong feeling about quantity or extent.
• Commonly used with も (こんなにも) for stronger emphasis; variations exist to adjust nuance.

How to use it

Used to express the extent of a following adjective or verb; it appears in casual and semi-formal contexts; commonly used in constructions such as こんなに大きい, こんなに速く, こんなに美しい; it can also form questions like こんなに〜ですか.