Topic N4
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Japanese Learning
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.