N4-G-042
な-adjective + すぎます (Too [adjective] / Excessively)
Supporting / Expressing Excess Quality
👀 Layer A: Visual Guide
📝 Quick Summary
This grammar pattern connects to the base stem of a な-adjective (by dropping な) to express that a state or condition goes beyond a desirable, comfortable, or reasonable limit (e.g., too quiet, too convenient, too free/bored).
Structure: [な-adjective (drop な)] + すぎます
Example 1: この へやは しずかすぎます (This room is too quiet).
Example 2: きのうは ひますぎました (Yesterday I was too free / had way too much free time).
🔍 Layer B: Deepening
💡 Raya’s Hack
No NA and No DA!
The most common trap with な-adjectives is accidentally keeping な (na) or だ (da) when attaching sugimasu.
– ❌ しずかなすぎます (Wrong)
– ❌ しずかだすぎます (Wrong)
– ⭕ しずかすぎます (Correct)
Strip the word down to its bare base before adding sugimasu!
🚧 Joy’s Mistake
Scene: Joy is complaining that his hotel room is too noisy/lively late at night.
Joy: 「この へやは にぎやかな すぎます。」
(Kono heya wa nigiyaka-na sugimasu.)
❌ Forgot to drop “な”!
Why?
Joy left the particle-like na ending on nigiyaka(na). When attaching sugimasu to な-adjectives, you MUST remove na to reveal the raw base (nigiyaka).
Correct: 「この へやは にぎやかすぎます。」 (This room is too lively/noisy.)
🔥 Layer C: Retrieval Practice Loop
Retrieve and apply! Express excess qualities. (Hiragana and English only)
Level 1: Structure Building (Na-adj base + すぎます)
Q1. Too quiet (しずか[な] ➡️ しずか[な])
Q2. Too convenient (べんり[な] ➡️ べんり[な])
Q3. Too much free time / Too bored (ひま[な] ➡️ ひま[な])
Q4. Too simple / Too easy (かんたん[な] ➡️ かんたん[な])
Q5. Too inconvenient (ふべん[な] ➡️ ふべん[na])
Level 2: Full Sentences
Q6. This room is too quiet. (この へや)
Q7. This town is too convenient. (この まち)
Q8. Yesterday I had too much free time. (きのう / Past tense)
Q9. Yesterday’s exam was too simple. (きのうの しけん / Past tense)
Q10. This place is too inconvenient. (ここ)
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