so much

こんなに多くの、たくさんの

物の量が多いことを表す。必要な量や望む量を超えることもある。

やさしい英語で： A large amount of something, sometimes more than is needed or wanted.

• There is so much food!
• Why did you spend so much money?
• We wasted so much time yesterday.

使い方： so much + uncountable noun (Why is there so much traffic today?)

類義語： a lot of

反対語： little

よく使う表現： so much money, so much time, so much food

非常に多くの、あまりにも多くの

ある結果を引き起こすほど、量が多いことを表す。

やさしい英語で： An amount large enough to make something else happen.

• There was so much noise that I woke up.
• She had so much work that she missed lunch.
• We bought so much food that the fridge was full.

使い方： so much + noun + that… (There was so much rain that the road flooded.)

よく使う表現： so much rain, so much noise, so much work

同じくらいの、それほどの

ほかの量との比較を表す。多くは、それほど多くないと言うときに使う。

やさしい英語で： An amount compared with another amount, usually to say that it is smaller.

• There is not so much snow as last year.
• We do not have so much time as you do.
• The garden never needed so much water before.

使い方： not so much + noun + as… (There is not so much traffic as there was yesterday.)

類義語： as much

よく使う表現： so much as before, so much water, so much space

これだけの、それだけの

見せたり指し示したりしている物の量を表す。

やさしい英語で： The amount of something being shown or indicated.

• Use just so much flour, as shown here.
• She poured so much water, pointing to the mark.
• Add only so much sugar, as I have measured here.

使い方： just/only so much + noun (Use just so much flour, as I am showing you.)

類義語： this much, that much

よく使う表現： just so much flour, only so much water, so much sugar

こんなにたくさん、そんなに多く

すでに話に出た物や、何か分かっている物の多い量を指す。

やさしい英語で： A large amount of something already mentioned or understood.

• Why did you eat so much?
• I wanted some help, but I never expected so much.
• This bread is cheap; you need not pay so much.

類義語： a lot

反対語： little

よく使う表現： eat so much, spend so much, need so much, so much of something

とても、すごく

気持ちや行動、状態の程度がとても強いことを表す。

やさしい英語で： To a very great degree.

• I love you so much.
• She missed her friends so much.
• Thank you so much for your help.

類義語： very much, a lot

反対語： little

よく使う表現： love someone so much, miss someone so much, thank someone so much

そんなに、これほど

話に出た程度や気づいた程度を表す。望む程度を超えることも多い。

やさしい英語で： To the degree mentioned or noticed, often more than someone wants.

• Please stop shouting so much.
• Why do you worry so much?
• His knee never used to hurt so much.

類義語： that much, to that extent

よく使う表現： complain so much, worry so much, talk so much

あまりにも、それほどまでに

特定の結果を引き起こすほど程度が強いことを表す。

やさしい英語で： To a degree great enough to cause a particular result.

• I laughed so much that I cried.
• His foot hurt so much that he could not walk.
• The town has changed so much that I hardly recognize it.

使い方： verb + so much that… (She laughed so much that she could not speak.)

よく使う表現： laugh so much, hurt so much, change so much