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Too effective 〜すぎる

Grammar Explanation: Too much with 〜すぎる

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Syaro picks out tea for Cocoa and her friends based on what she believes will benefit each of them the most.

◯:
「ココアさん寝(ね)てる！」
“Cocoa is asleep!”
◯:
「ハーブティー効(き)きすぎ！」
“The herbal tea worked too well!”

Key Points

1効(き)きすぎ means the tea worked too well
  • 効(き)く means taking effect, and it changes to the stem 効(き)き before すぎる.
2The sentence drops the final る
  • The clipped すぎ！ is an exclamation based on すぎる, matching the quick reaction to Cocoa falling asleep.
3寝(ね)てる contracts 寝(ね)ている
  • The shortened continuing form describes Cocoa’s current state after the tea took effect.

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