～すぎる

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～すぎる

~sugiru

Too much

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Explanation

The ～すぎる grammar point is used to express that something is excessive or beyond a certain level. It can be translated as 'too much', 'too', or 'over' in English.

Structure

Pattern
Verb-stem + すぎる, い-Adjective (remove い) + すぎる, な-Adjective + すぎる
Verb-stemThe stem of the verb before adding すぎる.
Examples: 寝(ね)-, 話(はな)-
い-Adjective (remove い)Remove the final 'い' from an い-adjective and add すぎる.
Examples: 暑(あつ)い -> 暑(あつ)+すぎる, 早(はや)い -> 早(はや)+すぎる
な-Adjective + すぎるAdd すぎる directly to a な-adjective.
Examples: 静か(しずか)な -> 静か(しずか)+すぎる

Examples

Example 1
この部屋は暑すぎる。
Kono heya wa atsui sugiru.
This room is too hot.
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Example 2
彼は早く来すぎた。
Kare wa hayaku kisugita.
He came too early.
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Example 3
この箱は重すぎて持ち上げられない。
Kono hako wa omosugite mochiagerarenai.
This box is too heavy to lift.
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Example 4
彼女は忙しくて遊びすぎはしない。
Kanojo wa isogashikute asobisugi wa shinai.
She's too busy to play too much.
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