Japanese

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Alternative spellings
此様な (literary)
此様 (literary)
斯様 (literary)
恁麼 (literary, obsolete)
這麼 (literary, obsolete)

Etymology

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Contraction of この(よう) (kono yō na).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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こんな (konnairregular

  1. like this; this kind of
    • 1908, Natsume Sōseki, Yume Jūya [Ten Nights of Dreaming]‎[1]:
      こんな(ゆめ)()た。
      Konna yume o mita.
      I had this kind of dream.

Inflection

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Only used in adnominal form こんな (konna) and adverbial こんなに (konnani).

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See also

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