JLPT N2 โ€ข GENERAL

to surpass

โ“ Practice Question

Explanation

English Explanation

The correct answer is **ๅ„ชใ‚Œใ‚‹ (sugureru)**, which means 'to excel' or 'to be outstanding'. **Correct Answer Explanation:** **ๅ„ชใ‚Œใ‚‹ (sugureru)** is the most fitting verb to describe someone possessing a high degree of talent, skill, or quality. The set phrase **ใ€Œใ€œใซๅ„ชใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ (ni sugurete iru)** is commonly used to mean 'to be excellent at/in something.' In the context of the sentence (which we can infer would be something like ใ€Œๅฝผใฏๆ‰่ƒฝใซ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ - 'He is talented'), this verb perfectly conveys the meaning of having a superior or outstanding talent. **Distractor Explanations:** * **ๅ‹ใ‚‹ (masaru):** While this verb also means 'to surpass' or 'to be superior,' it is primarily used for making **direct comparisons**. The typical structure is ใ€ŒAใฏBใซๅ‹ใ‚‹ใ€ (A is superior to B). It implies a competition or comparison against a specific benchmark, which isn't the nuance here. One would not say ใ€Œๆ‰่ƒฝใซๅ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ to generally mean 'is talented'; you would need to specify *who* or *what* the talent surpasses. * **่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ (koeru):** This verb means 'to cross over,' 'to go beyond,' or 'to exceed.' It's used in several contexts, but none fit here: 1. **Physical boundaries:** ใ€Œๅฑฑใ‚’่ถŠใˆใ‚‹ใ€ (to cross a mountain). 2. **Numerical limits:** ใ€ŒๆœŸๅพ…ใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ใ€ (to exceed expectations), ใ€Œๆฐ—ๆธฉใŒ30ๅบฆใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ใ€ (the temperature exceeds 30 degrees). 3. **Overcoming obstacles:** ใ€Œๅ›ฐ้›ฃใ‚’ไน—ใ‚Š่ถŠใˆใ‚‹ใ€ (to overcome difficulties). It doesn't convey the meaning of 'being of excellent quality' or possessing an inherent skill. * **ไธŠๅ›žใ‚‹ (uwamawaru):** This verb also means 'to exceed' or 'to surpass,' but its use is almost exclusively restricted to **numbers, data, and quantities**. For example, ใ€ŒๅฃฒไธŠใŒไบˆๆƒณใ‚’ไธŠๅ›žใ‚‹ใ€ (Sales exceed the forecast) or ใ€ŒไปŠๅนดใฎๅŽ็ฉซ้‡ใฏๅŽปๅนดใ‚’ไธŠๅ›žใฃใŸใ€ (This year's harvest surpassed last year's). It is inappropriate for describing abstract qualities or innate abilities like talent.

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ๆญฃ่งฃใฏ**ใ€Œๅ„ชใ‚Œใ‚‹๏ผˆใ™ใใ‚Œใ‚‹๏ผ‰ใ€**ใงใ™ใ€‚ **ๆญฃ่งฃใฎ่งฃ่ชฌ:** **ใ€Œๅ„ชใ‚Œใ‚‹๏ผˆใ™ใใ‚Œใ‚‹๏ผ‰ใ€**ใฏใ€่ƒฝๅŠ›ใ€่ณชใ€ๆŠ€่ก“ใชใฉใŒไป–ใจๆฏ”ในใฆ้ซ˜ใ„ๆฐดๆบ–ใซใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใ€ใ€Œๅ“่ถŠใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใ€Œ็ง€ใงใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใฃใŸใƒ‹ใƒฅใ‚ขใƒณใ‚นใ‚’ๆŒใกใพใ™ใ€‚็‰นใซใ€**ใ€Œใ€œใซๅ„ชใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€**ใจใ„ใ†ๅฝขใฏใ€Œใ€œใฎ็‚นใง็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„่ƒฝๅŠ›ใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใฎๅฎšๅž‹่กจ็พใจใ—ใฆ้ ป็นใซไฝฟใ‚ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ๆ–‡่„ˆ๏ผˆไพ‹๏ผšใ€Œๅฝผใฏๆ‰่ƒฝใซ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใ„ใ‚‹ใ€๏ผ‰ใซใŠใ„ใฆใ€ๅฝผใŒๆŒใคๆ‰่ƒฝใŒ้žๅธธใซ้ซ˜ใ„ใƒฌใƒ™ใƒซใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็คบใ™ใฎใซๆœ€ใ‚‚่‡ช็„ถใง้ฉๅˆ‡ใช่จ€่‘‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ **ไธๆญฃ่งฃใฎ้ธๆŠž่‚ขใฎ่งฃ่ชฌ:** * **ๅ‹ใ‚‹๏ผˆใพใ•ใ‚‹๏ผ‰:** ใ“ใฎๅ‹•่ฉžใ‚‚ใ€Œใ€œใ‚ˆใ‚ŠไธŠใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ‚’ๆŒใกใพใ™ใŒใ€ไธปใซ**็›ดๆŽฅ็š„ใชๆฏ”่ผƒ**ใฎๆ–‡่„ˆใงไฝฟใ‚ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ๅ…ธๅž‹็š„ใชๆง‹ๆ–‡ใฏใ€ŒAใฏBใซๅ‹ใ‚‹ใ€๏ผˆAใฏBใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅ„ชใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹๏ผ‰ใงใ™ใ€‚็‰นๅฎšใฎๆฏ”่ผƒๅฏพ่ฑกใ‚’ๆŒ™ใ’ใšใซใ€ๅ˜ใซใ€Œๆ‰่ƒฝใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่ณ‡่ณชใ‚’่ชฌๆ˜Žใ™ใ‚‹ๅ ด้ขใงใฏไธ่‡ช็„ถใงใ™ใ€‚ใ€Œๆ‰่ƒฝใซๅ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€ใ„ๆ–นใฏไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ * **่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹๏ผˆใ“ใˆใ‚‹๏ผ‰:** ใ“ใฎๅ‹•่ฉžใฏใ€Œไฝ•ใ‹ใ‚’้€šใ‚Š้ŽใŽใ‚‹ใ€ใ€ŒๅŸบๆบ–ใ‚„้™็•Œ็‚นใฎไธŠใซๅ‡บใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงไฝฟใ‚ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ไธปใช็”จๆณ•ใฏไปฅไธ‹ใฎ้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€‚ 1. **็‰ฉ็†็š„ใชๅขƒ็•Œ:** ใ€Œๅฑฑใ‚’่ถŠใˆใ‚‹ใ€ 2. **ๆ•ฐๅ€คใ‚„ๅŸบๆบ–:** ใ€ŒๆœŸๅพ…ใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ใ€ใ€Œๆฐ—ๆธฉใŒ30ๅบฆใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ใ€ 3. **ๅ›ฐ้›ฃใฎๅ…‹ๆœ:** ใ€Œๅ›ฐ้›ฃใ‚’ไน—ใ‚Š่ถŠใˆใ‚‹ใ€ ใ€Œๅ„ชใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€ใŒๆŒใคใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ€Œ่ณชใŒ้ซ˜ใ„ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆœฌ่ณช็š„ใช่ฉ•ไพกใ‚’่กจใ™ๆ„ๅ‘ณๅˆใ„ใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ * **ไธŠๅ›žใ‚‹๏ผˆใ†ใ‚ใพใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผ‰:** ใ“ใฎๅ‹•่ฉžใ‚‚ใ€ŒๅŸบๆบ–ใ‚„ไบˆๆธฌใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅคšใใชใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ™ใŒใ€ไฝฟ็”จใฏ**ๆ•ฐๅญ—ใ€ใƒ‡ใƒผใ‚ฟใ€้‡**ใซใปใผ้™ๅฎšใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€ใ€ŒๅฃฒไธŠใŒไบˆๆƒณใ‚’ไธŠๅ›žใ‚‹ใ€ใ‚„ใ€ŒไปŠๅนดใฎๅŽ็ฉซ้‡ใฏๅŽปๅนดใ‚’ไธŠๅ›žใฃใŸใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซไฝฟใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€Œๆ‰่ƒฝใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆŠฝ่ฑก็š„ใช่ณ‡่ณชใ‚„่ƒฝๅŠ›ใ‚’่กจ็พใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใซใฏ้ฉใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

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