JLPT N4 - MOCK2 VOCAB

【~すぎる】

💡 Detailed Explanation

The suffix '〜すぎる' (sugiru - to exceed/do too much) is attached to verb stems or adjective stems to express that something is excessive or beyond a desirable limit, typically leading to a negative result. Option 1 is correct: 'I drank too much alcohol yesterday, so my head hurts today.' Option 2 is incorrect because 'すぎる' already means 'excessively/too much', so pairing it with 'とても' (very) is redundant, and it is usually not used as a reason for a positive outcome ('always using it'). Option 3 is incorrect because running fast is a positive action that helped make the train, which is not expressed with the negative/excessive nuance of 'すぎ'. Option 4 represents a major contradiction: 'Since the food was too delicious, I threw it all away' is logically absurd.