# すぎる auxiliary verb

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**Created:** [January 30, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%81%99%E3%81%8E%E3%82%8B-auxiliary-verb/41711 "2020-01-30T15:06:47Z")\
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Slightly confused and hoping for some clarification in regards to すぎる.

The following sentance came up whilst I was doing reviews on BunPro:

> この寿司（すし）は美味（おい）し **すぎる** 。
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> This sushi is **too** delicious.

My Genki textbook states that **すぎる** is to be used when something is beyond normal or proper with the suggestion that you don’t welcome it. With this in mind, is the BunPro sentance incorrect or am I missing some nuance to it?

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**Author:** ![Radish8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/radish8/32/206088_2.png) [@Radish8](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Radish8)\
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I would similarly interpret the English translation as being “negative” in an obviously hyperbolic way. The word “too” in English implies a negative connotation, even if the descriptor is inherently positive.

I can imagine saying something like “man, this is too delicious, I can’t stop eating it”. Or perhaps “ugh, this is too delicious, how come a seven-year-old can make better brownies than me?”

Edit: I should add that I have definitely seen the Japanese version used this way, so I don’t think I’m just projecting my English context onto the situation

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**Author:** ![Switch\_v85](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/switch_v85/32/254770_2.png) [@Switch\_v85](https://community.wanikani.com/u/Switch_v85)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%81%99%E3%81%8E%E3%82%8B-auxiliary-verb/41711/3 "2020-01-30T15:15:41Z")

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That’s great thanks. I assumed that was how it was being used at first glance but the paragraph in Genki had me second guessing myself.

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**Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%81%99%E3%81%8E%E3%82%8B-auxiliary-verb/41711/4 "2021-01-29T15:15:43Z")

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