How to say 'Such' in Japanese | そんな

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The Japanese word for Such is 'Sonna', written as そんな in Japanese.

word

そんな

Meaning

Such

Reading

Sonna

Explanation

The Japanese determiner 'そんな (そんな)' is used to indicate something of a certain kind or degree, often with a nuance of surprise, disbelief, or emphasis. It is commonly used in casual conversation and can modify nouns directly. For example: I didn't know such a thing existed「そんなものがあるなんて知らなかった」(そんなものがあるなんてしらなかった). Why would you say such a thing?「そんなこと言うの？」(そんなこというの？). It can also be used in expressions like 'そんなに (そんなに)' to mean 'so much' or 'to such an extent', as in 'I didn't know it was so expensive'「そんなに高いとは知らなかった」(そんなにたかいとはしらなかった).

Part Of Speech

determiner

Frequency

151

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word そんな

This word contains 3 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

そ

Reading

hiragana

ん

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hiragana

な

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'Sonna' means 'Such' .

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