Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Workbook I (Japanese Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9784789014410
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Page 107: I
Exercise 1
Step 1
1 of 3
We will complete the sentences with ~すぎる to express the sense of something being too much. ~すぎる attaches to the stem of verbs and carries tense and negation information.
Step 2
2 of 3
In English, we very often use ‘too much’ or ‘too’ and an adjective to hyperbolically express how good something is. As in ‘that’s too nice of you,’ ‘this sauce is too good,’ etc. ~すぎる does not have this nuance in Japanese, and it can only be used to explain something being too much to a detriment.
Result
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To finish this sentence, we will say that the candy is too sweet. We answer as follows:
甘すぎます
(あますぎます)
甘すぎます
(あますぎます)
Exercise 2
Step 1
1 of 3
We will complete the sentences with ~すぎる to express the sense of something being too much. ~すぎる attaches to the stem of verbs and carries tense and negation information.
Step 2
2 of 3
In English, we very often use ‘too much’ or ‘too’ and an adjective to hyperbolically express how good something is. As in ‘that’s too nice of you,’ ‘this sauce is too good,’ etc. ~すぎる does not have this nuance in Japanese, and it can only be used to explain something being too much to a detriment.
Result
3 of 3
To finish this sentence, we will say that the class was too difficult:
あの授業は難しすぎました
(あのじゅぎょうはむずかしすぎました)
あの授業は難しすぎました
(あのじゅぎょうはむずかしすぎました)
Exercise 3
Step 1
1 of 3
We will complete the sentences with ~すぎる to express the sense of something being too much. ~すぎる attaches to the stem of verbs and carries tense and negation information.
Step 2
2 of 3
In English, we very often use ‘too much’ or ‘too’ and an adjective to hyperbolically express how good something is. As in ‘that’s too nice of you,’ ‘this sauce is too good,’ etc. ~すぎる does not have this nuance in Japanese, and it can only be used to explain something being too much to a detriment.
Result
3 of 3
To finish this sentence, we will say that because it is too cold today, we do not want to go to school:
寒すぎた
(さむすぎた)
寒すぎた
(さむすぎた)
Exercise 4
Step 1
1 of 3
We will complete the sentences with ~すぎる to express the sense of something being too much. ~すぎる attaches to the stem of verbs and carries tense and negation information.
Step 2
2 of 3
In English, we very often use ‘too much’ or ‘too’ and an adjective to hyperbolically express how good something is. As in ‘that’s too nice of you,’ ‘this sauce is too good,’ etc. ~すぎる does not have this nuance in Japanese, and it can only be used to explain something being too much to a detriment.
Result
3 of 3
To finish this sentence, we will say that we worked too much last week:
働きすぎました
(はたらきすぎました)
働きすぎました
(はたらきすぎました)
Exercise 5
Step 1
1 of 3
We will complete the sentences with ~すぎる to express the sense of something being too much. ~すぎる attaches to the stem of verbs and carries tense and negation information.
Step 2
2 of 3
In English, we very often use ‘too much’ or ‘too’ and an adjective to hyperbolically express how good something is. As in ‘that’s too nice of you,’ ‘this sauce is too good,’ etc. ~すぎる does not have this nuance in Japanese, and it can only be used to explain something being too much to a detriment.
Result
3 of 3
To finish this sentence, we will say that we watched too much television yesterday:
テレビを見すぎました
(テレビを見すぎました)
テレビを見すぎました
(テレビを見すぎました)
Exercise 6
Step 1
1 of 3
We will complete the sentences with ~すぎる to express the sense of something being too much. ~すぎる attaches to the stem of verbs and carries tense and negation information.
Step 2
2 of 3
In English, we very often use ‘too much’ or ‘too’ and an adjective to hyperbolically express how good something in. As in ‘That’s too nice of you,’ ‘this sauce is too good,’ etc. ~すぎる does not have this nuance in Japanese, and can only be used to explain something being too much to a detriment.
Result
3 of 3
To finish this sentence, we will say that because we were too nervous, we got a headache:
緊張すぎた
(きんちょうすぎた)
緊張すぎた
(きんちょうすぎた)
Exercise 7
Step 1
1 of 3
We will complete the sentences with ~すぎる to express the sense of something being too much. ~すぎる attaches to the stem of verbs and carries tense and negation information.
Step 2
2 of 3
In English, we very often use ‘too much’ or ‘too’ and an adjective to hyperbolically express how good something is. As in ‘that’s too nice of you,’ ‘this sauce is too good,’ etc. ~すぎる does not have this nuance in Japanese, and it can only be used to explain something being too much to a detriment.
Result
3 of 3
To finish this sentence, we will say that because we sang too many songs, we got a sore throat.
歌を歌いすぎた
(うたをうたいすぎた)
歌を歌いすぎた
(うたをうたいすぎた)
Exercise 8
Step 1
1 of 3
We will complete the sentences with ~すぎる to express the sense of something being too much. ~すぎる attaches to the stem of verbs and carries tense and negation information.
Step 2
2 of 3
In English, we very often use ‘too much’ or ‘too’ and an adjective to hyperbolically express how good something is. As in ‘that’s too nice of you,’ ‘this sauce is too good,’ etc. ~すぎる does not have this nuance in Japanese, and it can only be used to explain something being too much to a detriment.
Result
3 of 3
To finish this sentence, we will say that because we played around too much last weekend, we are studying today.
遊びすぎた
(あそびすぎた)
遊びすぎた
(あそびすぎた)
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