ใใใใพใ
~sugimasu
Too much / Excessively
๐ธ Expressing Excess and Overdoing ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Kinou wa shigoto ga isogashisugite, zenzen neraremasen deshita.
I was too busy with work yesterday, so I couldn't sleep at all.
Hatarakisugi desu yo. Sukoshi yasunda hou ga ii desu.
You are working too much. You should rest a bit.
Sou desu ne. Demo, koohii o nomisugite me ga saete shimaimashita.
That's true. But I drank too much coffee and now I'm wide awake.
Osake mo nomisugiru to karada ni yokunai desu yo.
Drinking too much alcohol is also bad for your health.
Kono repooto, naiyou ga fukuzatsusugimasen ka?
Isn't the content of this report too complex?
Tashika ni, setsumei ga nagasugimasu ne. Kanketsu ni shimashou.
Certainly, the explanation is too long. Let's make it concise.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
V-stem / Adj-stem + sugimasu
To do something too much / To be too [adjective].
- Pattern: ใใใใพใ
- Meaning: Indicates that the degree of an action or state is excessive.
Tabesugimashita.
I ate too much.
Kono ryouri wa karasugimasu.
This food is too spicy.
๐ Explanation
The grammar point ใใใใพใ is used to express that something is beyond the normal or acceptable limit.
To conjugate verbs, use the Masu-stem (e.g., ้ฃฒใฟใพใ โ ้ฃฒใฟ + ใใใพใ). For ใ-adjectives, remove the final ใใ. For ใช-adjectives, just use the stem.
Note that this expression usually carries a negative connotation, implying that the excess is undesirable.
Kono kutsu wa ookisugimasu.
= 'These shoes are too big.'
Terebi o misugimashita.
= 'I watched too much TV.'
๐ Quiz
Which sentence means 'I worked too much'?