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Learn Hardcore Japanese: 〜sugiru - to be too …

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 8
/〜sugiru

〜sugiru

Word

〜すぎる〜sugiru

Meaning

to be too …

Part of speech

verb suffix

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of 〜sugiru

荷物にもつ　が　重おもすぎて、　一人ひとり　で　は　運はこべません。nimotsu ga omosugite, hitori de wa hakobemasen.

The luggage is too heavy, so I cannot carry it by myself.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

肉にく　は　高たかすぎる。niku wa takasugiru.

Meat is too expensive.

給料日きゅうりょうび　に　うっかり　使つかいすぎて、　早はやく　寝ねれば　よかった　と　思おもった。kyuuryoubi ni ukkari tsukaisugite, hayaku nereba yokatta to omotta.

I accidentally spent too much on payday and thought I should have gone to bed early.

彼かれ　は　貯金ちょきん　の　ため　に、　昼間ひるま　は　お金かね　を　使つかいすぎない　よう　に　する。kare wa chokin no tame ni, hiruma wa okane o tsukaisuginai you ni suru.

He tries not to spend too much money during the day in order to save.

その　調査ちょうさ　は　期間きかん　が　短みじかすぎて、　失敗しっぱいしました。sono chousa wa kikan ga mijikasugite, shippaishimashita.

That survey failed because the period was too short.

それ　は　高たかすぎる　と　思おもいます。sore wa takasugiru to omoimasu.

I think that is too expensive.

ゲーム　を　しすぎて、　ピザ　を　食たべるの　が　遅おそく　なりました。geemu o shisugite, piza o taberuno ga osoku narimashita.

I played games too much and ended up eating the pizza late.

砂糖さとう　の　量りょう　が　多おおすぎる　と、　太ふとります。satou no ryou ga oosugiru to, futorimasu.

If the amount of sugar is too high, you gain weight.

もし　サイズ　が　合あわなかったり、　色いろ　が　派手はですぎたり　したら、　店みせ　に　もう　一度いちど　寄よって、　店員てにん　に　丁寧ていねい　に　相談そうだんします。moshi saizu ga awanakattari, iro ga hadesugitari shitara, mise ni mou ichido yotte, tenin ni teinei ni soudanshimasu.

If the size doesn’t fit or the color is too flashy, I’ll stop by the shop once more and politely ask the clerk for advice.

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