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.
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'.
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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