日本語의 ‘～すぎます’와 ‘～すぎです’의 使用實態

Abstract

By studying various examples of the usage of ‘～すぎます’ and ‘～すぎです’, this paper reviews the sentence patterns used before the expression ‘～すぎます’ and ‘～すぎです’ and the difference between the usage of ‘～すぎます’ and ‘～すぎです’. It also reviews the usage of patterns before both these expressions. First, it distinguishes between the patterns that come before ‘～すぎる’ by parts of speech. Verbs are used most frequently, followed by the adjective い and the adjective な. Next, it distinguishes between the patterns that come before ‘～すぎます’. In the examples, the adjective い was used most frequently. Particularly, the frequency of the term ‘多い’ used before ‘～すぎます’ was the highest. Lastly, before the expression ‘～すぎです’, verbs are used most frequently in the examples of the expression. Particularly, the frequency of the term ‘考える’ used before ‘～すぎます’ was the highest. Furthermore, in the case of the adjective な. it is more often used before ‘～すぎます’ compared to its usage before ‘～すぎです’. Therefore, through the examples of the expression ‘～すぎます’ presented in the paper, many combinations are made with the most frequently used adjectives, い and な, to express character and condition. Conversely, ‘～すぎです’ has many combinations with verbs.