すぎる (Too much)

Too much, Very

JLPT N5

Pattern

Verb (ます-stem) / adjective stem + すぎる

How it works

すぎる means “too much”. Attach it to a ます-stem (食べすぎる) or an adjective without its final い or な (高すぎる, しずかすぎる). It conjugates like a る-verb: すぎます, すぎた.

Examples

きのう食べすぎました。I ate too much yesterday.
このくつは高すぎます。These shoes are too expensive.

Further reading

Bunpro N5 · Lesson 8

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