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Grammar detail: あまり(に)(も) + positive adjective / verb

あまり(に)(も) + positive adjective / verb  too ~; too much ~; excessive ~
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あまり
あまりに
あまりにも
+
positive adjective
positive verb
means
too ~; too much ~
This form can be used without the に or も:
あまり
あつ
ので
はたら
けない

It is too hot to work.
Or with just に:
わたし
あまりに
つか
れている
ので
はし
れない

I am too tired to run.
Or with both に and も for additional emphasis:
かれ
あまりにも
たいりょう
大量
ビール

He drinks a huge amount of beer.
かれ
あまりに
つか
れていた
ので
やま
のぼ
らなかった

They were too tired to climb a mountain.
あまりにも
つか
れて
しょくじ
食事
せずに
てしまった

Far too tired to eat, I just went to sleep.
それあまりにうますぎる
はなし

That's too good a story to be true.
あまり can also be written, less commonly, in kanji: 余り.
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Kanji used in this grammar

ヨ   surplus; left over; extra   あま to leave over   あま to be left over   
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ショ   あつ hot (weather)   
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ドウ   はたら to work   
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シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ヒ   fatigue   つかれる to be tired   
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ソウ   はし run   
ヒ   かれ he   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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リョウ   はか to measure   
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イン   の to drink   
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サン   やま mountain   
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トウ   ト   のぼ to climb   
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ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   く to eat   
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ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
シン   ねかす to lay down   ね to sleep, to lie down   
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ワ   はな to talk   はなし talking   
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