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あまり（に）あまりに

あまりにamari niN2neutral

hurry + so much so that — an extreme degree causes what follows

isogu amari ni

so much so that — an extreme degree causes what follows

meaning: from hurrying so much

Related

  • 急いそぐ
  • 〜あまりに
  • 急いそぐあまりに

彼かれは焦あせるあまりに、財布さいふをどこかに置おき忘わすれてしまった。

kare wa aseru amari ni, saifu o dokoka ni okiwasurete shimatta.

He was so flustered that he ended up leaving his wallet somewhere. neutral

忙いそがしさのあまり、食事しょくじをとるのも忘わすれてしまった。

isogashisa no amari, shokuji o toru no mo wasurete shimatta.

I was so busy that I even forgot to eat. neutral

Same meaning1

too much; so much that

All examples3

so much so that; out of sheer X — degree causes result

  1. 彼かれは焦あせるあまりに、財布さいふをどこかに置おき忘わすれてしまった。

    kare wa aseru amari ni, saifu o dokoka ni okiwasurete shimatta.

    He was so flustered that he ended up leaving his wallet somewhere. neutral

  2. 忙いそがしさのあまり、食事しょくじをとるのも忘わすれてしまった。

    isogashisa no amari, shokuji o toru no mo wasurete shimatta.

    I was so busy that I even forgot to eat. neutral

  3. あまりの物価ぶっか高だかに、生活せいかつが苦くるしくなっている家庭かていも少すくなくありません。

    amari no bukka daka ni, seikatsu ga kurushiku natte iru katei mo sukunaku arimasen.

    With prices rising so steeply, no small number of households are finding daily life difficult. formal

How it's formed6

All forms1

  • あまりamarialternant

    急いそぐあまり

    に often drops with no change in meaning, especially in speech — 緊張きんちょうするあまり、頭あたまが真まっ白しろになった。

Notes

あまりの＋Nに and Nのあまりに are mirror images of one another, both
attested; the fronted shape reads more written.