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JAPANESE VERB

のみすぎる

飲みすぎる

to drink too much

  • #428 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 drink too much
NegativeI don’t drink too much

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI drank too much
NegativeI didn’t drink too much

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formdrinking too much, and…
Doing now (て います)I am drinking too much
Please (て ください)please drink too much

Potential

可能形 · “can”

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

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

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

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s drink too much

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

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

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

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

Passive and causative

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

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am drunk too much
CausativeI make someone drink too much

How to use のみすぎる

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

  1. Present and future

    けんた は きんようび に のみすぎます。

    Kenta drinks too much on Fridays.

  2. Past

    きのう の パーティー で のみすぎた。

    I drank too much at yesterday's party.

  3. Te-form

    のみすぎて、 あたま が いたい。

    I drank too much and my head hurts.

  4. Potential

    ビール は おいしい から、 のみすぎられる。

    Beer's so good you could easily overdo it.

  5. Want to

    きょう は のみすぎたくない。 あした は しごと だ。

    I don't want to drink too much today. I've got work tomorrow.

  6. Volitional

    こんや は のみすぎよう。 あした は やすみ だ。

    Let's drink too much tonight. Tomorrow's a day off.

  7. Conditional

    のみすぎたら、 タクシー で かえりなさい。

    If you drink too much, go home by taxi.

  8. Commands and requests

    コーヒー を のみすぎないで ください。

    Please don't drink too much coffee.

  9. Passive and causative

    けんた に のみすぎさせないで ね。

    Don't let Kenta drink too much.

Where you hear のみすぎる

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Beginner Level 2

  • ときどき コーヒー を のみすぎます。 I sometimes drink too much coffee.
  • きのう は コーヒー を のみすぎました。 I drank too much coffee yesterday.
  • あした は コーヒー を のみすぎない ように します。 I'll try not to drink too much coffee tomorrow.

Japanese · Beginner Level 3

  • きむら さん は いつも のみすぎます。 Mr. Kimura always drinks too much.
  • きのう の よる、 のみすぎました。 I drank too much last night.
  • こんばん は のみすぎません。 Tonight, I won't drink too much.
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The Hot Spring

Beginner Level 2 · のみすぎました

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Goodbye at the Airport

Beginner Level 3 · のみすぎました

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One Last Night

Intermediate Level 2 · のみすぎない

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).