Using “son’nani” and “sorehodo” Shouldn’t Be Complicated

2019年3月17日2022年8月21日

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Using “son’nani” and “sorehodo” Shouldn’t Be Complicated

I’d say some learners got confused with a nuance of “そんなに(son’nani) and それほど(sorehodo)”. But, don’t worry about it. You would figure out the nuance of them, after reading this. Let me introduce the way to correctly use them!

そんなに / それほど (son’nani / sorehodo)

That (much)

“そんなに(son’nani) and それほど(sorehodo)” mean “That (much)” and the difference between them is that basically “そんなに” has been used as subjective opinions. Whereas, “それほど” has been used as objective opinions. For instance, “このペンはそんなに高たかくない。(This pen is not that expensive (for me).)” which pen might be expensive for others. Whereas “このペンはそれほど高たかくない(This pen is not that expensive (for everyone).)” which pen might not be expensive for others. That’s the difference between them. However, some native speakers use them as the same meaning and in this case, “そんなに” is used in daily conversations as casual than “それほど”.

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Sample

yuka

そんなに長ながくは遊あそばないと思おもうよ。 (I think I won’t hang out for that long.) (我想应该不会玩太久。) (그렇게 오랫동안은 놀지 않을거야.) (Tớ nghĩ sẽ không chơi lâu đến vậy đâu.) (son’nani nagaku wa asobanai to omou yo.)

tatsuya

そんなにキレイじゃないかな？ (I’m wondering if she’s not that beautiful.) (不是很美吧。) (그렇게 깨끗하진 않은가?) (Tớ thấy cũng không đẹp đến vậy đâu?) (son’nani kirei janai ka na?)

yuka

そんなに古ふるくからあるの？ (Is it really that old?) (那么久之前就有了吗？) (그렇게 오래 전부터 있었어?) (Nó đã có từ hồi xưa đến vậy hả?) (son’nani furuku kara aru no?)

tatsuya

そんなに高たかくないね。 (It is not that expensive.) (也不是很贵。) (그렇게 높진 않네.) (Cũng không mắc lắm nhỉ.) (son’nani takakunai ne.)

yuka

それほど長ながくは遊あそばないよ。 (I don’t play for that long.) (不会玩很久的。) (그렇게 오랫동안은 놀지 않아.) (Tớ nghĩ cũng không chơi lâu đến mức đó đâu.) (sorehodo nagaku wa asobanai yo.)