～すぎる + More on Stem Forms

Introduction

I’m gonna be real with you, this lesson is JUST TOO MUCH TO HANDLE! IT’S TOO MUCH!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa…. *fades off into the distance*

Okay, well that was melodramatic. However, we are going to cover “too much” today, which will be very useful if you ever visit Japan in the summer. Got your ice-cold watermelon ready to battle the heat? Awesome, let’s get to it!

It’s TOO MUCH!

Structure

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  Stem-Form Verb・な-Adjective過すぎる
  Example:
  → 食たべすぎた。
  ”I ate too much.”

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  い-Adjective (い)過すぎる
  Example:
  → あつすぎる。
  ”It’s too hot.”

This may make it look like there are a lot of different structures to remember, but once you understand the fundamentals of stem-form verbs, and adjectives, I promise it’s really easy. So let’s cover that first.