過ぎる

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

過ぎる (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana すぎる, rōmaji sugiru)

Japanese verb pair
active 過ごす
mediopassive 過ぎる
  1. to pass; to go beyond
    あの ()もおもちゃで (あそ) (とし) ()ぎるころだ。
    Ano ko mo omocha de asobu toshi wa sugiru koro da.
    He will soon be past playing with toys.
  2. to elapse; to exceed
    あれから (はん) (ねん) ()ぎた
    Are kara hannen ga sugita.
    Half a year had passed since it had happened.
  3. (auxiliary) too, too much (verb)
    その (くつ) (たか)すぎる
    Sono kutsu wa takasugiru.
    These shoes are too expensive.
     (おお)すぎるからトランクに (はい)らないぞ。
    Ōkisugiru kara toranku ni hairanai zo.
    Dude, it isn't going to fit into the trunk because it's too big.
    あまり (さけ) () ()ぎるのは、 () (けん)だ。
    Amari sake o nomisugiru no wa, kiken da.
    It is dangerous to drink too much.

Usage notes

  • When used as an auxiliary, it is usually written in kana: すぎる (sugiru).
  • Can also be attached to adjectives in some situations

Conjugation

See also

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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