JLPT N3 Grammar List
too…; so much… that; too much; excessively
あまりに and あまり both mean “so much… that”, however the placement is totally different. あまりに is placed before verbs, adjectives and Nouns, not after.
あまり/あまりに/あまりにも + Verb
あまり/あまりに/あまりにも + Adverb
あまり/あまりに/あまりにも + Adjective
あまりの + Noun
あまりに疲れていたので、早く寝ました。
Amarini tsukarete itanode, hayaku nemashita.
Since I was so tired, I went to bed early.
彼の演説はあまりにも短すぎた。
Kare no enzetsu wa amarini mo mijika sugita.
His speech was too short.
最近あまりに暑すぎる。
Saikin amarini atsu sugiru.
It is too hot recently.
あなたは起きるのがあまりに遅すぎる。
Anata wa okiru no ga amarini oso sugiru.
You wake up too late.
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