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7.13. Prenouns + に ni

The prenouns konna ‘this sort of,’ sonna ‘that sort of,’ anna
‘that-there sort of,’ and donna ‘which sort of’ occur before
nouns and also before the particle ni. In this latter use they

have about the same meaning as kono yō ni, sono yō ni, ano yō
ni, and dono yō ni (or kō, sō, ā, and dō) ‘like this, like that, like
that-there, and like what’ with the emphasis on extent

rather than manner.

どんなに怒ることでしょう。

Donna ni okoru koto deshō.

I wonder how angry she’ll be.

そんなに働くと病気になりますよ。

Sonna ni hataraku to byōki ni narimasu yo.
If you work that hard, you’ll get sick!

こんなにたくさん要りませんね。

Konna ni takusan irimasen ne.

You see, I don’t need this much.

あんなに静かなところは少ないでしょう。
Anna ni shizuka na tokoro wa sukunai deshō.
Such quiet places must be rare.

7.14. Gerund (te-form) + ある aru