N4-G-041
い-adjective + すぎます (Too [adjective] / Excessively)
Supporting / Expressing Excess Quality
👀 Layer A: Visual Guide
📝 Quick Summary
This grammar pattern connects to the stem of an い-adjective (by removing the final い) to express that a quality or condition goes beyond a desirable, safe, or comfortable limit (e.g., too expensive, too spicy, too difficult).
Structure: [い-adjective (drop い)] + すぎます
Example 1: この ふくは たかすぎます (These clothes are too expensive).
Example 2: スープが あつすぎます (The soup is too hot).
🔍 Layer B: Deepening
💡 Raya’s Hack
The “II” Exception: よすぎます!
The most common trap with い-adjectives is the word いい (ii – good).
Because ii changes to yoi in conjugations, “too good” becomes よすぎます (yo-sugimasu), NOT ii-sugimasu!
– ❌ いいすぎます (Wrong)
– ⭕ よすぎます (Correct)
Example: この えいがは よすぎます！ (This movie is too good!)
🚧 Joy’s Mistake
Scene: Joy is complaining about a bowl of spicy ramen.
Joy: 「この ラーメンは からい すぎます。」
(Kono raamen wa karai sugimasu.)
❌ Forgot to drop “い”!
Why?
Joy left the trailing i on karai. When combining い-adjectives with sugimasu, you MUST drop the final i to reveal the raw adjective stem (kara).
Correct: 「この ラーメンは からすぎます。」 (This ramen is too spicy.)
🔥 Layer C: Retrieval Practice Loop
Retrieve and apply! Express excess qualities. (Hiragana and English only)
Level 1: Structure Building (I-adj stem + すぎます)
Q1. Too expensive (たかい ➡️ たかい)
Q2. Too spicy (からい ➡️ からい)
Q3. Too hot (あつい ➡️ あつい)
Q4. Too difficult (むずかしい ➡️ むずかしい)
Q5. Too good (いい ➡️ いい)
Level 2: Full Sentences
Q6. These clothes are too expensive. (この ふく)
Q7. The soup is too hot. (スープ)
Q8. This ramen is too spicy. (この ラーメン)
Q9. Yesterday’s exam was too difficult. (きのうの しけん / Past tense)
Q10. This movie is too good. (この えいが)
