Japanese

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	In the last lesson we've learned the following sentence:
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	It would sound more natural if we'd use the words <strong>too much</strong> instead of <strong>a lot</strong> here.
	We can do this in Japanese by adding the verb <strong><ruby>過suぎる</ruby></strong> to the stem of the verb.
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	Note also how we used the loanword <strong>アルコオル</strong> here instead of <strong>お酒</strong>,
	which is less ambiguous than <strong>お酒</strong>, as <strong>お酒</strong> is also used to refer to rice wine in particular.
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	You can also use <strong><ruby>過suぎる</ruby></strong> in combination with <strong>い-adjectives</strong> and <strong>な-adjectives</strong>,
	by simply replacing the <strong>-い</strong> or <strong>-な</strong> ending with the verb <strong><ruby>過suぎる</ruby></strong>.
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Telling it's too much with すぎる

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adverb

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i-adjective

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na-adjective

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verb

sentence

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godan - group 1

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Word	テスト　は　簡かん単たんすぎた。tesuto ha kantansugita.
Meaning	The test was too easy.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	Telling it's too much with すぎる

topic particle	はha
to exceed; to pass	過すぎるsugiru
test	テストtesuto
easy, simple	簡かん単たんkantan

Japanese - tesuto ha kantansugita.

Breakdown of tesuto ha kantansugita.

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