〜すぎる
〜すぎる means too; do too much. It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. This attaches to the masu-stem of a verb or the stem of an adjective and means that something is excessive. It can be used with good things too, but often suggests that there is too much of something.
Japanese sources describe it as 「〜しすぎる、程度が強すぎる」.
〜すぎる examples
このかばんは重すぎます。
This bag is too heavy.
きのうは食べすぎました。
I ate too much yesterday.
〜すぎる exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
このお茶は熱（ ）。
- すぎます ✓
- くなりました
- そうです
- かったです
This tea is too hot.
きのうケーキを（ ）。
- 食べたがりました
- 食べすぎました ✓
- 食べやすかったです
- 食べにくかったです
I ate too much cake yesterday.
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