How to Say ‘I ate too much’ in Japanese
食べすぎた
tabe sugi ta
[tah-BEH soo-GEE tah]
💬 Usage Tip: Add すぎる to a verb's stem to mean "too much": 飲みすぎた "drank too much".
Phrase Breakdown
食べ
tabe
[tah-BEH]
eat
Stem of the verb taberu, 'to eat'; here combined with sugiru to mean 'eat too much'.
朝ごはんを食べました。
I ate breakfast.
すぎ
sugi
[soo-GEE]
too much; overdo
Attached to a verb stem to mean doing something excessively.
飲みすぎました。
I drank too much.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
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