No. 243 in Japanese
すぎる
"すぎる" means "to exceed," "to go beyond," or "too (much)."
In a sentence
この映画は長すぎます。
This movie is too long.
すぎる (here conjugated as すぎます) is used to indicate an excessive degree of a state described by '長い' (long).
彼は食べすぎてお腹を壊してしまいました。
He overate and upset his stomach.
すぎる (here used as 食べすぎて) expresses that the action of 'eating' was done excessively.
この靴は高すぎて買えません。
These shoes are too expensive to buy.
すぎる (used here as 高すぎて) denotes an excessive degree of the characteristic '高い' (expensive).
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