demasiado

Portuguese

Etymology

From demasia (“excess”) +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.mɐ.zi.ˈa.ðu/, /dɨ.mɐ.ˈzja.ðu/
• Hyphenation: de‧ma‧si‧a‧do

Adjective

demasiado m (feminine singular demasiada, masculine plural demasiados, feminine plural demasiadas, comparable)

1. superfluous
2. excessive

Adverb

demasiado

1. excessively, too, too much

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Spanish

Etymology

From demasía (“excess”) +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /demaˈsjado/, [d̪e.maˈsja.ð̞o]
• Hyphenation: de‧ma‧sia‧do

Determiner

demasiado m sg (feminine demasiada)

1. too much, too many, excessive

   Ellos beben demasiado licor. ― They drink too much liquor.

   Amiga, ha pasado demasiado tiempo. ― Friend, it's been too long. (literally, “Too much time has passed.”)

Adverb

demasiado

1. too much, excessively, far too much, overmuch (modifying a verb)

   Él se queja demasiado. ― He complains too much.

2. too, far too, way too, much too, overly, all too excessively (modifying an adjective or other adverb)

   Hablas demasiado rápido. ― You're speaking too fast.

   demasiado poco, demasiado tarde ― too little, too late

3. (informal) a lot, an awful lot, a whole lot, a great deal

   Aunque dices que no te importa, está claro que hablas de ellos demasiado.

   Even though you say you don't care, you sure talk about them an awful lot.

Related terms

• demás
• demasía

Further reading

• “demasiado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014