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Grammar list

そのもの

(Sonomono)

(X) itself / the very essence of.

Connection rules

  • Noun + そのもの.
  • Emphatic identification — 'X itself / the very essence of X'.
  • Common with abstract nouns: 健康, 幸せ, 愛, 美しさ, 親切.

Examples

1.
かれ親切しんせつそのもの

Kare wa shinsetsu sonomono da.

He is kindness itself.

(X) itself / the very essence of

2.
彼女かのじょ健康けんこうそのもの

Kanojo wa kenkou sonomono da.

She is the picture of health.

(X) itself / the very essence of

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