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 order a larger shirt or tell your friends you’re too tired to go shopping, this Japanese beginner’s item gives you all the tools you need. You’ll be amazed how much your Japanese speaking skills will grow from just one 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”

dorsu – “wear”

mochiron – “of course, certainly”

goyaimasu – formal form of the verb that means “to have” or “to be”

choodo – “just, right, exactly”

bet – “Paris”

shichaku – “Trying clothes”

taihan – “very, much” (adverb)

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

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

wakai – “young” (adjective final -i)

kimono – “kimono” 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. kekon “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

   paddling 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 it means “to enter”.

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Motto ookii no wa arimasu ka.

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motto – “more” (adverb of degree)

ohkii – “great”

No – “one” (dependent indefinite pronoun)

wow – topic marker particle

arimasu -masu form of a verb

aru (“exist”, “have”)

what – 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” building. suggested means “pass” or “go beyond the limit”. when we attach suggested to an adjective root, it functions as an auxiliary verb and means “too much”.

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Training

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me-adjective

1. Drop the final -i (often called an adjective stem)
2. Add suggested

“English” / adjective / adjective stem / Also…

“great” / ookii / ok / ooki suggested

“small” / chiisai / chiisa / chiisa suggested

Exception!!!

“English” / Adjective / Too…

“Okay” / me Prayed Yoi / I suggested

n/a-adjective

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

“English” / adjective / adjective stem / Also…

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

“calm” / 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 sugiru.

Past

Formal: Kore wa chiisa sugimashita.

meinformal: Kore wa chiisa suggested.

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Particle nor wa

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[noun] + neither wa + [adjective stem] suggested = “I know too [adjective] by [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 at a clothing store. What would you say in the following situations?

Spent “___ sugimasu.” Y ” ___ no wa arimasu ka.” sentence patterns.

For example:

Do you want a bigger size…?

East 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”.