LEARN + JAPANESE / 68 of 186 JLPT N4
Too Much of It すぎる
すぎる attaches to a verb’s stem or an adjective’s stem, and means “too much,” pushing whatever it attaches to past a reasonable limit.
Saya drinks too much.
Saya talks too much on the phone.
Hint · 힌트
飲む becomes 飲みすぎる, 話す becomes 話しすぎる, attaching to the same stem you already used for たい and はじめる. すぎる then conjugates like an ordinary る-verb from there, すぎます, すぎました, すぎない.
Yeah, I think that's a bit too flashy for my mother.
It costs money, so you'd better not spend too much.
Hint · 힌트
い-adjectives drop the final い before すぎる, 派手 (a な-adjective) attaches directly with no change at all, and combined with the negative ない-form, すぎない方がいい becomes a natural way to warn against overdoing something.
Vocabulary
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| to try hard | |
| to think | |
| to worry | |
| to bring (a person) | |
| young | |
| heavy | |
| flashy, showy | |
| plain, subdued | |
| to get drunk | |
| overdoing it | |
| to overdo it, push too hard | |
| degree, extent | |
| moderate amount | |
| limit | |
| overeating | |
| overworking | |
| to smoke | |
| to be careful | |
| to hold back, refrain | |
| balance |
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