あまり (amari)
あまりの~に — so ~ that ~
Pattern
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あまりの + 名詞(〜さ) + に、~あまりの暑さに、~ (because of the extreme heat)
How it is built
Change the adjective to a noun with さ (暑い → 暑さ, 忙しい → 忙しさ) and put あまりの in front and に after it. The sentence expresses a strong reaction caused by the extreme degree.
Features of the result
The second half is something that happened as a result, such as めまいがした or 涙が出てきた. It is a fact or reaction, not an order, request or the speaker's intention.
Examples
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あまりの暑(あつ)さに、めまいがしました。
Amari no atsusa ni, memai ga shimashita.
I felt dizzy from the extreme heat.
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あまりのうれしさに、涙(なみだ)が出(で)てきた。
Amari no ureshisa ni, namida ga dete kita.
I was so happy that tears started to come out.
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あまりの忙(いそが)しさに、昼(ひる)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べるのを忘(わす)れた。
Amari no isogashisa ni, hirugohan o taberu no o wasureta.
I was so busy that I forgot to eat lunch.
Common mistakes
- Use a noun with さ after の, not the adjective: あまりの暑さに, not あまりの暑いに.
- Do not mix it up with あまり~ない (not very). That is a different pattern.
More grammar points
- あまりにも あまりにも — far too ~, excessively
- ば~ほど ~ば~ほど — the more ~, the more ~
- 別(べつ)に~ない 別に~ない — not particularly ~
- だけ だけ — only, just; as much as ~
- どうしても どうしても — no matter what, absolutely
- ほど ~ほど — to the extent of ~
- ほど~ない A ほど~ない — not as ~ as A
- 決(けっ)して~ない 決して~ない — never ~
- くらい / ぐらい くらい/ぐらい — about ~, to the extent of ~
- めったに~ない めったに~ない — rarely ~
- なかなか なかなか — quite / (not) easily
- なるべく なるべく — as much as possible
- に比(くら)べて ~に比べて — compared with ~
- さえ ~さえ — even ~
- せいぜい せいぜい — at most / at best
- 数量(すうりょう) + は 数量+は — “at least (amount)”
- とても~ない とても~ない — “can't possibly ~”
- よりも ~よりも — “more than ~ / rather than ~”
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