食べ過ぎる・食べすぎる|たべすぎるtabesugiru
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto overeat
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 食べ過ぎる(たべすぎる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 食べ過ぎます(たべすぎます) |
| Negative (nai) | 食べ過ぎない(たべすぎない) |
| polite (masen) | 食べ過ぎません(たべすぎません) |
| classical zu / nu | 食べ過ぎず・食べ過ぎぬ(たべすぎず・たべすぎぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 食べ過ぎた(たべすぎた) |
| polite (mashita) | 食べ過ぎました(たべすぎました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 食べ過ぎなかった(たべすぎなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 食べ過ぎませんでした(たべすぎませんでした) |
| Te form | 食べ過ぎて(たべすぎて) |
| Potential | 食べ過ぎられる(たべすぎられる) |
| Passive | 食べ過ぎられる(たべすぎられる) |
| Causative | 食べ過ぎさせる(たべすぎさせる) |
| Causative passive | 食べ過ぎさせられる(たべすぎさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 食べ過ぎれば(たべすぎれば) |
| tara | 食べ過ぎたら(たべすぎたら) |
| Volitional | 食べ過ぎよう(たべすぎよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 食べ過ぎましょう(たべすぎましょう) |
| Imperative | 食べ過ぎろ(たべすぎろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym食いすぎるくいすぎるCasualA rougher variant of 「食べ過ぎる」, common in male colloquial speech; the meaning is the same but the tone is more casual.
- Related暴食ぼうしょくNeutralExcessive eating; often paired with 「暴飲」 as 「暴飲暴食」, stressing lack of restraint.
- Related貪食どんしょくWrittenGobbling food greedily; written/formal prose with a greedy feel. Also a term for cell devouring, as in 「貪食細胞」.
- Antonym小食しょうしょくNeutralAntonym: eating little, having a small appetite; the opposite of overeating as in 「食べ過ぎる」.
- Antonym食べ足りないNeutralAntonym: not having eaten enough; the opposite of eating too much.
For eating too much, use 「食べ過ぎる」— the everyday choice, as in 「つい食べ過ぎる」. 「食いすぎる」 is a rougher male colloquial variant; 「暴食」 names excessive eating (「暴飲暴食」); 「貪食」 is written prose with a greedy nuance. Antonyms: 「食べ足りない」 (not enough) and 「小食」 (eating little).
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