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Can someone help me with the difference between この and こんな and when to use
each?

Also I see that こんな is almost always with に particle, why's that?

Does the rules to when to use each of those apply to the difference between その
and そんな as well?
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Difference between この and こんな
この translates to "this" in English in the sense that you're talking about
このペン/this pen, この犬/this dog, etc.

こんな means "such" or "this kind/type of" or "like this". [Jisho has plenty of
examples for
this](http://jisho.org/search/%E3%81%93%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%20%23sentences):

> こんな男は信頼できない。
>
> Such a man cannot be relied upon.

こんなに means "so" or "to this degree". [There are plenty of examples for this as
well](http://jisho.org/search/%E3%81%93%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%81%AB%20%23sentences):

> 彼がこんなに遅いのは変だ。
>
> It is odd that he is so late.
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