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JAPANESE VERB

かいすぎる

買いすぎる

to buy too much

  • #429 most used
  • Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI buy too much
NegativeI don’t buy too much

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI bought too much
NegativeI didn’t buy too much

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formbuying too much, and…
Doing now (て います)I am buying too much
Please (て ください)please buy too much

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can buy too much
NegativeI can’t buy too much

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to buy too much
NegativeI don’t want to buy too much

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s buy too much

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I buy too much
  2. If, when (たら) if I buy too much

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) buy too much (do it)
  2. Plain command buy too much!
  3. Please don’t please don’t buy too much

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am bought too much
CausativeI make someone buy too much

How to use かいすぎる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    ベン さん は いつも おみやげ を かいすぎます。

    Ben always buys too many souvenirs.

  2. Past

    セール で ふく を かいすぎた。

    I bought too many clothes in the sale.

  3. Te-form

    また おかし を かいすぎて います よ。

    You're buying too many sweets again.

  4. Potential

    きゅうりょう が すくない から、 かいすぎられない ね。

    My salary is small, so I can't overspend.

  5. Want to

    かいすぎたくない から、 リスト を つくりました。

    I don't want to buy too much, so I made a list.

  6. Volitional

    ボーナス が でた から、 きょう は かいすぎよう！

    I got my bonus, so today let's buy too much!

  7. Conditional

    かいすぎたら、 にもつ が おもく なります よ。

    If you buy too much, your luggage gets heavy.

  8. Commands and requests

    おみやげ を かいすぎないで ください。

    Please don't buy too many souvenirs.

  9. Passive and causative

    てんいん は ベン さん に おみやげ を かいすぎさせました。

    The shop clerk had Ben buy too many souvenirs.

Good to know

  • Any verb's ます stem plus すぎる means too much: たべすぎる, のみすぎる, かいすぎる.

Where you hear かいすぎる

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Japanese · Beginner Level 3

  • りょこう で は いつも おみやげ を かいすぎます。 On trips, I always buy too many souvenirs.
  • りょうしん は おみやげ を かいすぎました。 My parents bought too many souvenirs.
  • こんど は かいすぎません。 Next time, I won't buy too much.
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Goodbye at the Airport

Beginner Level 3 · かいすぎました

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