Japanese Grammar – too much / 〜すぎる

How to Express Excessiveness in Japanese Using「すぎる」- Review Notes

Today we learned how to express excessiveness in Japanese using すぎる (sugiru).

In these video review notes we will go over today’s Japanese grammar in greater detail and see some more examples!

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Express excessiveness using 〜すぎる:

★　Today we will learn how to express excessiveness in Japanese using 〜すぎる (sugiru).

★　すぎる (sugiru) can be added to the stem of a verb or adjective.

★　verb stem + すぎる (sugiru) = “____ too much.”

★　adjective stem + すぎる (sugiru) = “too ____.”

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Review: How to find the verb stem

★　The verb stem is the part of the verb that comes before ます (masu) in the masu-form of the verb.

★　For example: the stem of the verb 見ます (mimasu) is 見 (mi).

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Review: How to find the adjective stem

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★　Once you have found the stem of the verb or adjective, just add すぎる (sugiru) to the end.

★　For example, the stem of the verb 食べます (tabemasu) is 食べ (tabe). Add すぎる (sugiru) and it becomes 食べすぎる (tabesugiru) – eat too much.

★　The stem of the i-adjective 小さい (chiisai) is 小さ (chiisa). Add すぎる (sugiru) and it becomes 小さすぎる (chiisasugiru) – too small.

★　The stem of the na-adjective 簡単な (kantan na) is 簡単 (kantan). Add すぎる (sugiru) and it becomes 簡単すぎる (kantan sugiru) – too easy.

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Sugiru is a ru-verb and is conjugated:

★　すぎる (sugiru) itself is a る-verb (ru-verb) and is conjugated as one.

Masu-form (polite present tense):

すぎます (sugimasu)

Plain past tense (ta-form):

すぎた (sugita)

Formal past (polite past tense):

すぎました (sugimashita)

Te-form:

すぎて (sugite)

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Example 1:

★　In this sentence, the verb is in plain past tense: 食べすぎた (tabesugita) – ate too much.

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Example 2:

★　In this sentence, the verb is in polite present tense: 小さすぎます (chiisasugimasu) – too small.

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Example 3:

★　In this sentence, the verb is in polite past tense: 簡単すぎました (kantan sugimashita) – was too easy.

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Extra Examples with Verbs

Number 1:

ビールを飲みすぎました。

Bīru o nomisugimashita.

I drank too much beer.

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Number 2:

寝すぎた。

Nesugita.

I slept too much.

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Number 3:

弟はいつもテレビを見すぎます。

Otōto wa itsumo terebi o misugimasu.

My little brother always watches too much TV.

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Extra Examples with Adjectives

Number 1:

このパソコンは古すぎる。

Kono pasokon wa furusugiru.

This computer is too old.

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Number 2:

この靴は大きすぎます。

Kono kutsu wa ookisugimasu.

These shoes are too big.

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Number 3:

私の犬は元気すぎる。

Watashi no inu wa genki sugiru.

My dog is too energetic.

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Conclusion:

Today we learned how to use 〜すぎる (sugiru) to express excessiveness in Japanese.

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