Vocab Info

N4 Noun, Noun suffix

過(す)ぎpast, after, too (much), over- (e.g. eating)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Noun suffix

      1. 1.

        past, after

      2. 2.

        too (much), over- (e.g. eating)

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    過ぎ 【すぎ】

    Details

      • す

      • ぎ

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 3,300

    Examples

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    • 今(いま)の時刻(じこく)は12(じゅうに)時(じ)過(す)ぎです。

      The time is now past twelve o'clock.

      • N4
    • 僕(ぼく)の母(はは)は30(さんじゅっ)歳(さい)過(す)ぎだ。

      My mother is over thirty years old.

      • N4
    • 「もうすぐ夜(よる)ご飯(はん)なので、おやつの食(た)べ過(す)ぎはしないでね!」

      'Don't eat too much snacks because it's almost dinner!'

      • N4
    • 警察(けいさつ):「スピードの出(だ)し過(す)ぎは事故(じこ)の原因(げんいん)です。やめなさい!」

      Police: 'Excessive speed is the cause of accidents. Stop!'

      • N3
    • お酒(さけ)を飲(の)み過(す)ぎて記憶(きおく)をなくしている人(ひと)を見(み)かけると「みっともないな」と思(おも)います。

      When I see people who drink too much and lose their memory, I think, 'That's disgraceful'.

      • N3
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