過ぎる (Sugiru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond, to pass (of time)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto pass (of time); to elapse
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto have expired; to have ended; to be over
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto exceed; to surpass; to be above
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be no more than ...as 〜に過ぎない, etc.
- ichidan verb, intransitive verb, suffixto be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...often used after adj. stems or the -masu stems of verbs
Examples
話がうますぎるよ。
That's too good to be true.
用心しすぎることはない。
Much caution does no harm.
門はその車には狭過ぎる。
The gate is too narrow for the car.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).