過ぎ

This is the 495th most frequent Japanese word.


過ぎ

"過ぎ" means "past" or "excess" in English.


The word '過ぎ' is used here as a suffix, attached to the verb '食べる' (to eat), to indicate excessive action of the verb.

昨夜は食べ過ぎた。

I ate too much last night.


'過ぎ' is used to express an excessive degree of an adjective, '大きい' (large).

この靴は少し大き過ぎるかもしれません。

These shoes might be a bit too large.


The word '過ぎ' is part of a compound verb '通り過ぎる' (to pass by), indicating motion beyond a point.

電車が駅を通り過ぎた。

The train passed by the station.