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Breakdown of sugiru
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If you walk the dishonest path, your suffering will exceed that of others.
Usages of sugiru
アルコール を 飲み過ぎないで ください。arukooru o nomisuginaide kudasai.
Please don't drink too much alcohol.
砂糖 を 食べ過ぎる。satou o tabesugiru.
(You) eat too much sugar.
医者 に よる と 太すぎます。isha ni yoru to futosugimasu.
According to the doctor, (I)'m too fat.
テスト は 簡単すぎた。tesuto wa kantansugita.
The test was too easy.
アルコオル の 飲みすぎ は 体 に よく ない。arukooru no nomisugi wa karada ni yoku nai.
Drinking too much alcohol is not good for (your) body.
彼 は 読書 の しすぎ で 目 を 痛めた。kare wa dokusho no shisugi de me o itameta.
He strained (his) eyes by reading too much.
私 は 背 が 低すぎる。watashi wa se ga hikusugiru.
I am too short.
箱 は 狭すぎます。hako wa semasugimasu.
The box is too small.
おやつ に チョコレート を 食べすぎました。oyatsu ni chokoreeto o tabesugimashita.
I ate too much chocolate for a snack.
どうして 昨夜 飲みすぎました か？doushite yuube nomisugimashita ka?
Why did I drink too much last night?
温度 が 高すぎます。ondo ga takasugimasu.
The temperature is too high.
お酒 を 飲みすぎて、 問題 を 起こしました。osake o nomisugite, mondai o okoshimashita.
He drank too much alcohol and caused a problem.
彼女 は 今日、 テンション が 高すぎる。kanojo wa kyou, tenshon ga takasugiru.
She’s way too hyper today.
この プロジェクト で ミス が 多すぎる。kono purojekuto de misu ga oosugiru.
There are too many mistakes in this project.
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