Too much with 〜すぎる

Grammar: Degree » 〜すぎる

When 過(す)ぎる is used as a helper auxiliary verb, it is often written as すぎる. It may be appended to either the stem form of a verb or an adjective or to a noun. It provides the meaning of a verb bring “too much”. It often (although not always) brings with it a negative connotation.

Examples

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Taking too much caffeine with 〜すぎる

Syaro explains that she can’t drink coffee.

シャロ:

「カフェインを摂(と)りすぎると異常(いじょう)なテンションになるみたいなの」

“It seems if I consume too much caffeine, I get abnormally hyper.”

Literal: “It seems that when I take in caffeine too much, I become abnormally excited.”

Too accurate fortunes 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(あ)たりすぎて怖(こわ)い有名(ゆうめい)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.”

Too literal with 〜すぎる

On the topic of renaming the Rabbit House café, Cocoa thinks up a name based on the café’s mascot rabbit.

リゼ:

「そりゃまんますぎるだろう」

“That's too literal, isn't it?”

Literal: “That is too much as-is, right?”

Too much exposure with 〜すぎる

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