N4

Too Much: 〜すぎる

Learn 〜すぎる to describe excessive actions and qualities, including forms attached to verbs, い-adjectives, and な-adjectives.

Attach 〜すぎる to verb stems, い-adjective stems, and な-adjectives.Describe excessive actions, amounts, and qualities naturally.Recognize 〜すぎる in complaints, reviews, and casual conversation.

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The basic meaning of 〜すぎる

〜すぎる means “too much” or “excessively.” It can describe doing too much of an action or a quality that is stronger than is comfortable, useful, or expected.

昨日は食べすぎた。

I ate too much yesterday.

Verb stem + すぎる means 'do too much'.

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このかばんは高すぎる。

This bag is too expensive.

い-adjectives drop い before すぎる.

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