Learn Japanese: Is your Japanese too much?

Learn Japanese easily! In English, “too” is a popular word. You probably say things like “This is too big” or “I’m too tired to go” all the time. When you speak Japanese, you should express the same concepts as often as you talk about your feelings and make requests.

This Japanese for Beginners article will help you master the Japanese word. suggested to express “also”. Whether you need to request a larger shirt or tell your friends you’re too tired to go shopping, this article for Japanese beginners gives you all the tools you need. You will be surprised how much your Japanese speaking skills will grow thanks to the simple sentence in this Japanese article.

Vocabulary: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:

kekkonshiki – “wedding ceremony, wedding”

I or – “used for, used by”

doresu – “dress”

mochiron – “of course, certainly”

gozaimasu – formal form of the verb meaning “to have” or “to be”

choodo – “fair, correct, exactly”

bet – “Paris”

shichaku – “Trying clothes”

taihen – “very, very much” (adverb)

ereganthus (n/a) – “elegant” (-na adjective)

Joohin (n/a) – “elegant, refined, polished” (-na adjective)

wakai – “young” (final adjective -i)

kimono – “kimonos” level – “to suit, to match” (class 1 verb)

Danna – “husband”

Grammar: In this article, you will learn the following words and phrases:

Vocabulary and useful phrases

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kekkon-shiki-yoo

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1. kekkon “wedding”
2. shiki “ceremony”
3. I or “used for”

when we attach thereOh to a noun, it adds the meaning “used for” or “used by”. Review its use in the following examples.

examples:

1. kodomo-yoo no puuru

   children’s pool

2. kodomo-yoo no isu

   “children’s chair”

3. haikingu-yoo no kutsu

   “hiking shoes”

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haiti kuru

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is a compound word hair (“enter and kuru (“to come”), and means “to enter”.

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Motto ookii no wa arimasu ka.

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motto – “more” (adverb of degree)

Ohkii – “big”

No – “one” (dependent indefinite pronoun)

Wow – theme marker particle

arimasu -masu form of a verb

aru (“exist”, “have”)

that – question mark particle

we use NoOh instead of a noun to avoid repeating the same noun.

Examples:

1. Motto chiisai no wa arimasu ka.

   “Do you have a smaller one?”

2. Motto yasui no wa arimasu ka.

   “Do you have a cheaper one?”

3. Motto karui no wa arimasu ka.

   “Do you have a lighter one?”

4. Motto kirei na no wa arimasu ka.

   “Do you have a cleaner one?”

5. Motto benri na no wa arimasu ka.

   “Do you have a more convenient one?”

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target phrase

Kono doresu wa watashi ni wa chiisa sugimasu.

“This dress is too small for me.“

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The focus of this article is the “[adjective stem] + suggested” construction. suggested means “to pass” or “to go beyond the limit”. when we attach suggested to an adjectival root, it functions as an auxiliary verb and means “too much”.

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Training

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Yo-adjective

1. Drops the final -i (often referred to as the adjectival stem)
2. Add suggested

“English” / adjective / adjective stem / Also…

“big” / ookii / ok / ooki suggested

“little” / chiisai / chiisa / chiisa suggested

Exception!!!

“English” / Adjective / Too much…

“good” / I gold Yoi / I suggested

n/a-adjective

1. Removes the final -na (often called adjective stem or dictionary form)
2. Add suggested

“English” / adjective / adjective stem / Also…

“Convenient” / beni (n/a) / beni / benri suggested

“don’t worry” / shizuka (n/a) / shizuka / shizuka sugiru

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Courtesy and times

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Note that suggested is conjugated as a class 2 verb.

not past

Formal: Kore wa chiisa sugimasu.

informal: Kore wa chiisa he suggested.

Past

Formal: Kore wa chiisa sugimashita.

Yoinformal: suggested Kore wa chiisa.

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Particle ni wa

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[noun] + ni wa + [adjective stem] suggested = “I know too [adjective] for [noun]”

For example:

1. Kono uchi wa futari ni wa hirosugiru.

   “This house is too big for two people.”

2. Kono uchi wa watashi ni wa rippasugiru.

   “This house is too good for me.”

*rippa (n/a) = “splendid, elegant”

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practice

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You are shopping in a clothing store. What would you say in the following situations?

spent “___ sugimasu.” and ” ___ no wa arimasu ka.” sentence patterns.

For example:

Do you want a bigger size…?

This chiisaugimasu. Motto ookii no wa arimasu ka.

1. You want a cheaper one… (takai means “expensive”. yasui means “cheap”).
2. You want a cleaner one… (kitanai means “dirty”. Kirei(n/a) means “clean”).
3. You want a newer one… (furui means “old”. atarashii means “new”.