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そんなに〜ない

そんなに〜ないsonnani naineutral

not that much — denies a degree just proposed + savor + not

sonnani ajiwawanai

not that much — denies a degree just proposed; or bare, that much

meaning: don't savor that much

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  • 味あじわう
  • そんなに〜ない
  • そんなに味あじわわない

うちの犬いぬ、大おおきいけどそんなに味あじわわないんだよ。

uchi no inu, ookii kedo sonnani ajiwawanai n da yo.

Our dog is big, but he doesn't savor that much. casual

心配しんぱいしなくて大丈夫だいじょうぶ。傷きずはそんなに深ふかくないよ。

shinpai shinakute daijoubu. kizu wa sonnani fukakunai yo.

No need to worry — the cut isn't that deep. casual

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not that much — disputes a degree someone just raised

  1. うちの犬いぬ、大おおきいけどそんなに食たべないんだよ。

    uchi no inu, ookii kedo sonnani tabenai n da yo.

    Our dog is big, but he doesn't eat that much. casual

  2. 心配しんぱいしなくて大丈夫だいじょうぶ。傷きずはそんなに深ふかくないよ。

    shinpai shinakute daijoubu. kizu wa sonnani fukakunai yo.

    No need to worry — the cut isn't that deep. casual

  3. 手続てつづきは、そんなに複雑ふくざつではありませんでした。

    tetsuzuki wa, sonnani fukuzatsu de wa arimasen deshita.

    The procedure was not that complicated. neutral

that much; that … — bare, pointing at a degree right there, in disbelief

  1. どうしてそんなに働はたらくの？体からだをこわすよ。

    doushite sonnani hataraku no? karada o kowasu yo.

    Why do you work that much? You'll wreck your health. casual

  2. そんなに急いそがなくていいよ。時間じかんはまだあるから。

    sonnani isoganakute ii yo. jikan wa mada aru kara.

    There's no need to rush like that. We still have time. casual

  3. え、そんなに高たかいの？　やめておこうかな。

    e, sonnani takai no? yamete okou kana.

    What, it's that expensive? Maybe I'll leave it. casual

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