JLPT N4 Elementary

し過ぎる

「しすぎる」

To do too much or be excessive

Readings

Other forms

～すぎる This is an example of the grammar pattern ～すぎる.

～すぎます polite

～すぎた past

～すぎて te-form

～すぎない negative

Verb Suffix

To do too much" / "To be too..."

Indicates that an action or quality is excessive and goes beyond normal or acceptable limits.

Good to know

し過ぎる（しすぎる） means to do too much or to overdo an action.

It is made from する → し + 過ぎる（すぎる）. Use it when an action goes beyond a normal, healthy, or expected limit.

Common patterns:

勉強し過ぎる（べんきょうしすぎる） = study too much 飲み過ぎる（のみすぎる） = drink too much 働き過ぎる（はたらきすぎる） = work too much

For other verbs, attach 過ぎる to the pre-ます form:

食べます（たべます） → 食べ過ぎる（たべすぎる） 見ます（みます） → 見過ぎる（みすぎる）

With い-adjectives, drop the final い:

高い（たかい） → 高過ぎる（たかすぎる） = too expensive / too high 可愛い（かわいい） → 可愛過ぎる（かわいすぎる） = too cute / so cute

The basic nuance is often negative, meaning something has passed a good limit. But in casual speech, 過ぎる（すぎる） can also be used as strong emphasis, especially with positive words like 可愛過ぎる（かわいすぎる）.

Example

昨日の夜、お酒を飲みすぎた。

I drank too much last night.

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し過ぎる (しすぎる)

しすぎる

To do too much or be excessive

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