過ぎる

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Verb [edit]

過ぎる (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana すぎる, romaji sugiru)

  1. to pass; to go beyond
  2. to elapse; to exceed
  3. (auxiliary) to overdo (verb)
  4. (auxiliary) to do too much of (verb)

Conjugation [edit]

Usage notes [edit]

  • When used as an auxiliary, it is usually written in kana: すぎる
  • Can also be attached to adjectives in some situations
  • (As a regular verb): あの子もおもちゃで遊ぶは過ぎるころだ。
  • Ano ko mo omocha de asobu toshi wa sugiru koro da.
He will soon be past playing with toys.
  • Amari sake wo nomisugiru no wa, kiken da.
It is dangerous to drink too much.