Meaning
Shows that an action or quality goes beyond a normal amount. It is used with verbs and adjectives.
Formation
- Verb: drop ます: 食べます → 食べすぎる
- Adjective: drop い or な: 高い → 高すぎる
- いい → よすぎる, ない → なさすぎる
When to use it
- Core use
- Too much, excessively
Example
このかばんは高すぎます
This bag is too expensive.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.