どんなに

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1an adverb meaning 'how' or 'how much', used to ask about or emphasize degree — often in the exclamatory pattern 'どんなに...か'

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あの時どんなに嬉しかったか、今でも覚えている。

I still remember how happy I was at that time.

どんなに大変だったか、想像もつかないだろう。

You probably can't even imagine how tough it was.

母がどんなに心配したことか。

You can't imagine how worried my mother was.

2used in the concessive pattern 'どんなに...ても/でも' to mean 'no matter how (much)...' — the outcome stays the same regardless of degree

Adverb

Examples

どんなに練習しても、簡単には上達しない。

No matter how much you practice, you won't improve easily.

どんなに忙しくても、毎日運動するようにしている。

No matter how busy I am, I try to exercise every day.

どんなに反対されても、彼女の決意は変わらなかった。

No matter how much people objected, her resolve didn't change.

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