Japanese edit

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

Etymology edit

Contraction of この(よう) (kono yō na).

Adjective edit

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 edit

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

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