Japanese

Verb

過ぎる ‎(intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana すぎる, romaji sugiru)

1. to pass; to go beyond

   あの子 (こ)もおもちゃで遊 (あそ)ぶ年 (とし)は過 (す)ぎるころだ。

   Ano ko mo omocha de asobu toshi wa sugiru koro da.

   He will soon be past playing with toys.

2. to elapse; to exceed
3. (auxiliary) too, too much (verb)

   その靴 (くつ)は高 (たか)すぎる。

   Sono kutsu wa takasugiru.

   These shoes are too expensive.

   大 (おお)きすぎるからトランクに入 (はい)らないぞ。

   Ōkisugiru kara toranku ni hairanai zo.

   Dude, it isn't going to fit into the trunk because it's too big.

   あまり酒 (さけ)を飲 (の)み過 (す)ぎるのは、危険 (きけん)だ。

   Amari sake o nomisugiru no wa, kiken da.

   It is dangerous to drink too much.

Conjugation

Usage notes

• When used as an auxiliary, it is usually written in kana: すぎる
• Can also be attached to adjectives in some situations

• 遠すぎる (too-sugiru): to be too far away; to be beyond reach

• When すぎる is attached to the end of other verbs and adjectives is denotes the meaning of "too much".
• (verbs) You attach the verb directly to the stem or the continuative form (連用形) of the verb:

  飲みすぎる (のみすぎる, nomisugiru); to drink too much

  食べすぎる (たべすぎる, tabesugiru); to eat too much

  寝すぎる (ねすぎる, nesugiru); to sleep too much

• (na-adjectives) The verb is simply attached to the adjectives:

  静かすぎる (しずかすぎる, shizukasugiru); too quiet.

• (i-adjectives) You remove the last い ‎(i) before attaching the verb:

  大きすぎる (おおきすぎる, ōkisugiru); too big

  高すぎる (たかすぎる, takasugiru); too expensive