JLPT N2 Grammar: に過ぎない (ni Suginai) Meaning

Learn Japanese grammar: に過ぎない 【にすぎない】(ni suginai). Meaning: no more than; just; merely; only ~.

This is used to emphasize that something is of a lower quality / quantity / level.

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に過ぎない - Example Sentences 例文

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Example #1

単に幸運だったにすぎない。

hint romaji Englishたんにこううんだったにすぎない。tannni kouun datta ni suginai.That was just pure luck.

Example #2

これはまだ始まりにすぎない。

hint romaji Englishこれはまだはじまりにすぎない。kore wa mada hajimari ni suginai.This is only the beginning.

Example #3

そんなのは言い訳に過ぎない。

hint romaji Englishそんなのはいいわけにすぎない。sonna no wa iiwake ni suginai.That's just an excuse.

Example #4

それはただの道具にすぎない。その道具をどう使うかが大切だ。

hint romaji Englishそれはただのどうぐにすぎない。そのどうぐをどうつかうかがたいせつだ。sore wa tada no dougu ni suginai. sono dougu o tsukau ka ga taisetsu da.That is merely a tool. What is important is how you use it.

Example #5

病気で病院へ行ったといっても、ただの風邪に過ぎない。

hint romaji Englishびょうきでびょういんへいったといっても、ただのかぜにすぎない。byouki de byouin e itta to ittemo, tada no kaze ni suginai.Although i said that i went to the hospital because i was sick, it was just a normal cold.

Example #6

私はこの会社の一社員にすぎませんから、決定権はありません。

hint romaji Englishわたしはこのかいしゃのいっしゃいんにすぎませんから、けっていけんはありません。watashi wa kono kaisha no isshain ni sugimasen kara, ketteiken wa arimasen.I am nothing more than an employee of this customer and have no decision making power.

Example #7

いくら働いても一ヶ月の収入は２０万円にすぎない。

hint romaji Englishいくらはたらいても一かげつのしゅうにゅうは２０まんえんにすぎない。ikura hataraitemo ikkagetsu no shuunyuu wa nijuu man en ni suginai.No matter how hard i work, I can't earn more than 200,000 yen a month.

Example #8

学生にすぎないので、私は結婚する余裕がない。

hint romaji Englishがくせいにすぎないので、わたしはけっこんするよゆうがない。gakusei ni suginai no de, watashi wa kekkon suru yoyuu ga nai.Being only a student, I can't afford to get married.

Related JLPT Grammar

• JLPT N2 Grammar: にほかならない (ni hoka naranai) Meaningnothing but; none other than ~
• JLPT N2 Grammar: に決まっている (ni kimatte iru) Meaningcertainly; I’m sure/certain that; it must be the case that ~
• JLPT N2 Grammar: でしかない (de shika nai) Meaningmerely; nothing but; no more than; there is only ~
• JLPT N2 Grammar: わずかに (wazuka ni) Meaningslightly; only; barely; narrowly ~
• JLPT N3 Grammar: に違いない (ni chigai nai) MeaningI’m sure/ certain; no doubt that ~

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