Japanese

ぎる

しすぎる
Meaning: to overdo; to do too much
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present し過ぎる し過ぎない
Polite し過ぎます し過ぎません
Past し過ぎた し過ぎなかった
Polite + Past し過ぎました し過ぎませんでした
Te-form し過ぎて し過ぎなくて
Potential し過ぎられる し過ぎられない
Passive し過ぎられる し過ぎられない
Causative し過ぎさせる し過ぎさせない
Imperative し過ぎろ し過ぎるな

Handwriting

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過
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Example sentences

He has a tendency to over-analyze everything.
彼は細かいことに拘泥しすぎる。
He is too particular about trivial matters.

Usage Notes

Constructed from the stem of 'suru' (shi) and the suffix '-sugiru' (to exceed).

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