N4-G-040
Verb (ます-form) + すぎます (Too much / Excessively)
Core / Expressing Excess Action
👀 Layer A: Visual Guide
📝 Quick Summary
This grammar point attaches to the verb stem (Masu-stem) to express that an action has been done to an excessive or harmful degree (e.g., overeating, overworking, oversleeping).
Structure: [Verb ます-stem] + すぎます
Example 1: きのう さけを のみすぎました (I drank too much alcohol yesterday).
Example 2: たべすぎないで ください (Please don’t overeat).
🔗 Connected Grammar:
🔍 Layer B: Deepening
💡 Raya’s Hack
Conjugating ~Sugiru as a Group 2 Verb
Once you combine a verb stem with sugimasu, the resulting compound word becomes a brand new Group 2 (Ru-verb)! You can conjugate it into all standard verb forms:
– Plain Form: 飲み過ぎる (nomisugiru – to overdrink)
– Te-Form: 飲み過ぎて (nomisugite – overdrinking and…) ➡️ Nomisugite onaka ga itai desu (My stomach hurts because I drank too much).
– Negative Form: 飲み過ぎない (nomisuginai – to not overdrink)
🚧 Joy’s Mistake
Scene: Joy is complaining that he bought too many clothes.
Joy: 「ふくを かいます すぎました。」
(Fuku o kaimasu sugimashita.)
❌ Forgot to drop “masu”!
Why?
Joy left the particle-like masu ending attached to the verb kaimasu. When building compound verbs with sugimasu, you MUST drop masu completely to leave only the raw verb stem (kai).
Correct: 「ふくを かいすぎました。」 (I bought too many clothes.)
🔥 Layer C: Retrieval Practice Loop
Retrieve and apply! Express doing things in excess. (Hiragana and English only)
Level 1: Structure Building (Masu-stem + すぎます)
Q1. Overate / Ate too much (たべます ➡️ たべます)
Q2. Drank too much (のみます ➡️ のみます)
Q3. Overworked / Worked too much (はたらきます ➡️ はたらきます)
Q4. Said too much / Said something I shouldn’t have (いいます ➡️ いいます)
Q5. Bought too much (かいます ➡️ かいます)
Level 2: Full Sentences
Q6. I ate too much ramen yesterday. (きのう / ラーメン)
Q7. I drank too much coffee. (コーヒー)
Q8. Please don’t overwork. (はたらきます / 〜ないでください)
Q9. I bought too many clothes at the department store. (デパートで / ふく)
Q10. I slept too much because it was a holiday. (やすみだから / ねます)
