Too accurate fortunes with 〜すぎる
Grammar Explanation: Too much with 〜すぎる
Chino recalls her grandfather’s coffee fortune telling.
- チノ:
- 「おじいちゃんのカフェ・ド・マンシーは当たりすぎて怖い有名でした」
- “My grandpa's Café de Mancy was famous for being too accurate to a scary degree.”
- Literal: “Grandpa's Cafe de Mancy was famous because it hit too much and was scary.”
- “My grandpa's Café de Mancy was famous for being too accurate to a scary degree.”
Key Points
1当たりすぎて means being accurate to an excessive degree
- Fortune predictions “hit” when they come true, so 当たる becomes the English “be accurate” here.
2すぎて links the degree to the frightening result
- The て form of すぎる connects the excessive accuracy with 怖い.
3怖い有名でした describes the café’s reputation
- Grandpa’s fortune telling was known for accuracy so strong that customers found it scary.
Vocabulary
有名 (Famous)
有名 means famous or well-known. It literally suggests a name that is widely present among people.
See Also
- External: Past tense with 〜た・〜だ
- Grammar: Marking the topic with は and も
- Grammar: Connecting actions with 〜て・〜で
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