ichidan verb
be too short
Describes something being excessively short in length, duration, or height. Often used with ～すぎる construction.
このズボンは短すぎる。
These pants are too short.
休みが短すぎて、ゆっくりできなかった。
The vacation was too short, so I couldn't relax.
Standard kanji spelling using the common 短 kanji.
Alternate spelling using the full kanji 過 for the suffix; less common but still seen.
短い is the base adjective meaning 'short'; 短すぎる is the verb form meaning 'to be too short'.
Compound of 短い (short) + すぎる (excessive). The すぎる suffix attaches to the stem of adjectives to express 'too much'.