〜すぎる

Pattern

〜すぎる

Level

N4

Reading

すぎる

Meaning

Too much / excessively

Attaches to

Verb (ます-stem), Adj-i/na (stem)

Nuance & register

Usually indicates a negative result due to excess.

Example

昨日のお酒を飲みすぎました。 I drank too much alcohol yesterday.

Easily confused with

〜とても (totemo) which means 'very' (neutral/positive), while 〜すぎる means 'excessive' (usually negative).

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