すぎる

Japanese

Verb

すぎる (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, kanji 過ぎる, romaji sugiru)

1. (auxiliary) too, too much; to exceed, to go beyond something

   その靴は高すぎる。

   そのくつはたかすぎる。

   Sono kutsu wa takasugiru.

   These shoes are too expensive.

   大きすぎるからトランクに入らないぞ。

   おおきすぎるからトランクにはいらないぞ。

   Ōkisugiru kara toranku ni hairanai zo.

   Dude, it isn't going to fit into the trunk because it's too big.

Usage notes

• Almost always written in hiragana (すぎる).
• When すぎる is attached to the end of other verbs and adjectives is denotes the meaning of "too much".
• (verbs) You attach the verb directly to the stem or the continuative form (連用形) of the verb:

  飲みすぎる (のみすぎる, nomisugiru); to drink too much

  食べすぎる (たべすぎる, tabesugiru); to eat too much

  寝'すぎる (ねすぎる, nesugiru); to sleep too much

• (na-adjectives) The verb is simply attached to the adjectives:

  静かすぎる (しずかすぎる, shizukasugiru); too quiet.

• (i-adjectives) You remove the last い (i) before attaching the verb:

  大きすぎる (おおきすぎる, ōkisugiru); too big

  高すぎる (たかすぎる, takasugiru); too expensive