other N4 essential casualpolitewritten
こんな — adnominal demonstrative: this kind of
こんな
Meaning
- this kind of / such (a) ~ — describes the type or nature of the following noun
Key sentence
こんな店は初めてだ。
This is my first time at a shop like this.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun | こんな + noun; こんなに + adjective / verb (= 'this much') | こんな天気 |
Examples
こんな問題は簡単だ。
A problem like this is easy.
こんなにたくさん食べられない。
I can't eat this much.
どうしてこんなことをしたの？
Why did you do something like this?
When you can't use it
- Use こんな (not こんなに) directly before a noun: こんな人 ✓. Before an adjective or verb it becomes こんなに ('this much'): こんなに高い ✓, not こんな高い.
Easily confused with
Notes
- Part of the こんな・そんな・あんな・どんな type-demonstrative series, parallel to この・その・あの・どの.
See こんな in real sentences
Jengo shows こんな the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar.