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過ぎ
sugi
Description
「過ぎ」は、時間や年齢がある点をこえたことを表す言葉です。
"過ぎ" is a word that indicates that time or age has passed a certain point.
動詞のあとについて、「〜しすぎ」のように、何かが多すぎることも表します。
When attached after a verb, "過ぎ" also expresses that something is excessive, like "doing too much."
Meanings
過ぎsugi
past (a certain time or point)
今は三時過ぎです。
It's just past three o'clock.
過ぎsugi
too much; excess of an action
食べ過ぎで、おなかが痛い。
I ate too much and my stomach hurts.
過ぎsugi
more than (an age or number)
父は五十過ぎです。
My father is over fifty.
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Notes
- Form
過ぎ is the noun form (連用形) of the verb 過ぎる, meaning "to pass/exceed."
- Nuance
Attached to a verb stem, 〜過ぎ criticizes excess, e.g. 飲み過ぎ (drinking too much).
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