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〜すぎる
sugiru · too ~, over-
〜すぎる means too much: 食べすぎる (overeat), 高すぎる (too expensive). It conjugates as a る-verb.
How to form it
| Stem + すぎる | 飲みすぎる |
| い-adj (drop い) + すぎる | 大きすぎる |
| な-adj + すぎる | 静かすぎる |
How it is used
いい and ない are special: よすぎる, なさすぎる.
As a noun it becomes 〜すぎ: 「食べすぎに注意」.
Examples
Tap a kanji for its reading.
- 昨日は飲みすぎました。I drank too much yesterday.
- この問題は難しすぎます。This problem is too difficult.
- このかばんは高すぎて、買えません。This bag is too expensive for me to buy.
- 働きすぎないでください。Please don't overwork.
Practice: 4 JLPT questions using 〜すぎる
ゆうべ お酒を 飲み（ ）、今 あたまが いたい。
I drank too much last night, so now my head hurts.
この へやは ＿＿ ＿＿ ★ ＿＿ すぎます。
This room is too big for me.
この 料理は からすぎて、（ ）。
This dish is too spicy; I can't eat it.
女の 人は 植物を どう しますか。
M: This flower looks weak. Shouldn't you water it more?
W: No, this looks like over-watering. See, the leaves have gone yellow.
M: So what will you do?
W: I'll stop watering it for a while and try putting it somewhere sunny.
Q: What does the woman do with the plant? — Stop watering it and put it in the sun.