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
Examples
20 sentences-
このかばんは高すぎます
This bag is too expensive.
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昨日は食べすぎました
I ate too much yesterday.
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この問題は難しすぎます
This problem is too difficult.
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彼は飲みすぎました
He drank too much.
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この部屋は静かすぎます
This room is too quiet.
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その服は大きすぎます
Those clothes are too big.
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このコーヒーは熱すぎます
This coffee is too hot.
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荷物が重すぎます
The luggage is too heavy.
12 more examples
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今日は働きすぎました
I worked too much today.
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この駅は人が多すぎます
There are too many people at this station.
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昨日はコーヒーを飲みすぎました
I drank too much coffee yesterday.
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この荷物は重すぎます
This luggage is too heavy.
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映画が面白くて笑いすぎました
The film was funny and I laughed too much.
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この部屋は静かすぎて少し怖いです
This room is too quiet and feels a little scary.
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今日は歩きすぎて足が痛いです
I walked too much today and my feet hurt.
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このシャツは長すぎます
This shirt is too long.
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お土産を買いすぎてかばんに入りません
I bought too many souvenirs and they will not fit in my bag.
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塩を入れすぎました
I added too much salt.
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あの説明は簡単すぎてよく分かりません
That explanation is too simplistic for me to understand it well.
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夜更かししすぎないほうがいいです
You should not stay up too late.
Important notes
- すぎる marks an excessive degree, generally evaluated as undesirable.
Common mistakes
- Use the stem: 食べすぎる, 高すぎる, 静かすぎる. Do not retain い or な in these forms.
Check yourself
Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.
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