Base 2 + sugiru

Base 2 + sugiru

 

Sugiru is a verb which means "to pass by; to go too far." It teams up nicely with other verbs in the Base 2 form to mean to "overdo" something. As with any other verb, changing it to its Base 2 form with masu, sugimasu, makes it polite. Here are some examples:

• Kare wa itsumo nomisugiru. (He always drinks too much.)
• Kimiko wa tabesugimashita. (Kimiko ate too much.)
• Kodomotachi wa terebi o misugiru. (The kids watch too much TV.)

Sugiru is sometimes shortened in familiar conversation to sugi. For example, you could say kodomotachi wa terebi o misugi.

Word Check

itsumo: always
nomu: to drin