Japanese

みすぎる

のみすぎる
Meaning: to drink too much
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

飲
み
す
ぎ
る

Example sentences

If you drink too much alcohol, you will get a hangover the next day.
彼はお酒を飲みすぎて、酔っ払ってしまった。
He drank too much alcohol and ended up getting drunk.
昨夜はビールを飲みすぎて、ひどく酔っ払った。
I drank too much beer last night and got very drunk.
昨夜は飲みすぎて完全に酔っぱらった。
I drank too much last night and got completely drunk.
昨日飲みすぎて、今日はひどい二日酔いだ。
I drank too much yesterday, so I have a terrible hangover today.
お酒を飲みすぎると、肝臓に負担がかかる。
Drinking too much alcohol puts a strain on the liver.
炭酸飲料を飲みすぎると歯に悪い。
Drinking too many carbonated drinks is bad for your teeth.
コーヒーを飲みすぎて、なかなか寝つけない。
I drank too much coffee and can't fall asleep easily.

Usage Notes

A compound verb formed from 'nomu' (to drink) and 'sugiru' (to exceed). Usually refers to alcohol.

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