Japanese Grammar Tips

Expression for "too much" using すぎる


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In this lesson, I will introduce you how to describe something is beyond normal degree by using a verb stem or adjective stem plus すぎる.


ハンバーガー を たべすぎました。

I ate too much hamburgers.

* たべ is a verb stem of たべる, eat


きのう おさけ を のみすぎました。

I drank too much last night.

* きのう means "yesterday" but in this context, I translated into "last night"

*のみ is a verb stem of のむ, drink


おさけ を のみすぎてはいけません。

You must not drink too much.

*おさけ means alcohol


この へや は きたなすぎます。

This room is too dirty.

* きたな is the stem of an い-adjective きたない, which means dirty.


この とけい は たかすぎます。

This watch is too expensive.

*たか is the stem of an い-adjective たかい, which means expensive or high.


わたし の ちち は がんこすぎます。

My father is too stubborn.

* がんこ is the stem of a な-adjective がんこ, which means stubborn.


さとうさん は やさしすぎます。

Mr. Sato is too kind.

* やさし is the stem of an い-adjective やさしい, which means kind.


References:

Verb Conjugation

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Verb-Conjugation-emv716


Adjectives

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Adjectives-en9o8v


Noun Modification Using Adjectives

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Noun-Modification-Using-Adjectives-enb76j


Te-forms

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Te-forms-enfaqj


The Expressions of Te-forms

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/The-Expressions-of-Te-forms-engt2g


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