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〜すぎる

too much, over-

Verb ます-stem / い-adj − い / な-adj + すぎる

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すぎる means "too much": 飲みすぎた, "I drank too much"; 高すぎる, "too expensive".

  • verbs: ます-stem + すぎる: 食べすぎる, 働きすぎる
  • い-adjectives: drop い: 高すぎる, 難しすぎる (and いい → よすぎる)
  • な-adjectives: add directly: 静かすぎる, 簡単すぎる

It's an ichidan verb, so it conjugates as one: すぎます, すぎた, すぎて. The て-form is common for a reason: 食べすぎて、お腹が痛い, "I ate too much and my stomach hurts".

The noun すぎ is also common: 飲みすぎ, "overdrinking"; 働きすぎだよ, "you're working too hard". It usually sounds like a complaint, so to praise something as very good, use とても instead.

Examples

  • 昨日きのうは飲のみすぎました。

    I drank too much yesterday.

  • このかばんは高たかすぎます。

    This bag is too expensive.

  • この部屋へやは静しずかすぎる。

    This room is too quiet.

  • 食たべすぎて、お腹なかが痛いたい。

    I ate too much and my stomach hurts.

  • 仕事しごとが多おおすぎて、休やすめません。

    I've got too much work to take a break.

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