Topic N4

N4Grammar

Lesson 44: I ate too much

Learn about expressing excess (~Sugimasu), ease or difficulty of doing something (~Yasui / ~Nikui), and changing the state of an object (~Shimasu).

Meaning

Too much ... / Excessively ...

✏️ Structure

- V-masu (bỏ masu) + すぎます - Adj-i (bỏ i) + すぎます - Adj-na (bỏ na) + すぎます

💡 Usage

Indicates that an action or state exceeds the necessary level. Usually carries an undesirable meaning.

📚 Examples

ゆうべ お酒を 飲みすぎました。

Yuube osake o nomisugimashita.

I drank too much alcohol last night.

この シャツは 大きすぎます。

Kono shatsu wa ookisugimasu.

This shirt is too big.

この 問題は 複雑すぎます。

Kono mondai wa fukuzatusugimasu.

This problem is too complicated.

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