過すぎる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

pass through; pass by; go beyond

Describes physically passing through a place, going past a point, or exceeding a spatial limit.

• 電でん車しゃが駅えきを通とおり過すぎた。

  The train passed through the station.

• 気きがつくと、目もく的てき地ちを過すぎていた。

  Before I knew it, I had passed my destination.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

pass (time); elapse; be over

Used for time passing or a period ending. Sense 3 (expired/ended) is a natural extension of time elapsing.

• 約やく束そくの時じ間かんを過すぎても彼かれは来こなかった。

  Even after the promised time had passed, he didn't come.

• 夏なつ休やすみがあっという間まに過すぎた。

  Summer vacation passed in the blink of an eye.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

exceed; surpass; be above

Indicates going beyond a standard, limit, or expectation. Often used with numbers or abstract measures.

• 気き温おんが30度どを過すぎた。

  The temperature exceeded 30 degrees.

• 彼かれの実じつ力りょくは私わたしをはるかに過すぎている。

  His ability far surpasses mine.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be no more than; be merely

Used in the pattern 〜に過ぎない to express that something is nothing more than what is stated. Often downplays importance.

• それは単たんなる噂うわさに過すぎない。

  That is nothing more than a rumor.

• 彼かれは一いっ介かいの会かい社しゃ員いんに過すぎない。

  He is merely an ordinary office worker.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb, suffix

too much; excessive; too ...

Productive suffix attached to adjective stems or verb stems (masu-stem) to mean 'too much' or 'excessively'. Usually written in kana.

• この料りょう理りは辛からすぎる。

  This dish is too spicy.

• 食たべすぎてお腹なかが痛いたい。

  I ate too much and my stomach hurts.