～すぎる
Say something is too much
You’ll be able to say that something is excessive, such as being too expensive, too spicy, or too difficult.
このコーヒーは熱すぎます。
kono koohii wa atsusugimasu.
What do you think this sentence means?
This coffee is too hot.
Say that something goes beyond a good amount
Use ～すぎる to say that an action or quality is excessive: “too much,” “too expensive,” “too fast,” and so on.
このかばんは高すぎます。
kono kaban wa takasugimasu.
This bag is too expensive.
After a verb stem
Attach すぎる to the ます-stem of a verb to say someone does the action too much.
食べる → 食べすぎる
taberu → tabesugiru
eat → eat too much
働く → 働きすぎる
hataraku → hatarakisugiru
work → work too much
飲む → 飲みすぎる
nomu → nomisugiru
drink → drink too much
After an い-adjective
Remove the final い and add すぎる.
高い → 高すぎる
takai → takasugiru
expensive → too expensive
暑い → 暑すぎる
atsui → atsusugiru
hot → too hot
難しい → 難しすぎる
muzukashii → muzukashisugiru
difficult → too difficult
After a な-adjective
Attach すぎる directly to the な-adjective stem, without な.
静か → 静かすぎる
shizuka → shizukasugiru
quiet → too quiet
簡単 → 簡単すぎる
kantan → kantansugiru
easy → too easy
きれい → きれいすぎる
kirei → kireisugiru
beautiful/clean → too beautiful/too clean
この靴は小さすぎます。
kono kutsu wa chiisasugimasu.
These shoes are too small.
このテストは難しすぎます。
kono tesuto wa muzukashisugimasu.
This test is too difficult.
この部屋は暗すぎます。
kono heya wa kurasugimasu.
This room is too dark.
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