すぎる
Also written 過ぎる
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Intransitive to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
- to pass (of time); to elapse
- to have expired; to have ended; to be over
- to exceed; to surpass; to be above
- to be no more than ... (as 〜に過ぎない, etc.)
- Ichidan verb, Intransitive, Suffix to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ... (often used after adj. stems or the -masu stems of verbs)
Example sentences
- 最近考えることが多過ぎる。
I have too many things on my mind these days. - 貧しい人とはほんのわずかしか持っていない人ではなく欲のありすぎる人である。
Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much. - 代わりにダイアルしていただけませんか？電話の位置が高すぎて。
Could you dial for me? The telephone is too high. - やらなければならない事がありすぎる！
There are too many things to do! - 値段が高すぎる！
It's too expensive!
Common phrases
- 多すぎる (おおすぎる) to be too numerous
- 大きすぎる (おおきすぎる) to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
- 高すぎる (たかすぎる) to be too expensive
- 長すぎる (ながすぎる) to be too long
- 時間が過ぎる
- ピークを過ぎる
- 期限を過ぎる
- 一部にすぎない
- 期限が過ぎる
- 半ばを過ぎる
- 時刻を過ぎる
- 一年が過ぎる
- 還暦を過ぎる
- 半年が過ぎる
- 二十歳を過ぎる
Related forms
- 過ごす (すごす) to spend (time) (transitive partner)
Words containing すぎる
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