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すぎる使い方 Can you ever use すぎる in a positive sense? For example, if something is really amazing, can you say :すごすぎる?In English you can say "It's too cool" or "too amazing" to emphasize that something is REALLY amazing. この気分は日本語でどうやって言うますか?

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Kavaさんが書いている通りです! ”この人すごすぎる!” ”このパンケーキおいしすぎる。” ”この服可愛すぎる。” ”このティッシュ柔らかすぎる。”  ”やばい”もつけると ”このモデルさんは美しすぎてやばい。” ”このビデオは面白すぎてやばい。”なんていう風にも使えます! It's too cool は かっこよすぎる It's too amazing は すごすぎる/やばすぎる(あんまり日本人は言わないけど、”素晴らしすぎる”も言えます。)
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Hi! Yes you can use 「すぎる」 in that sense. You'll also find 素晴らしすぎる、好きすぎる、・・・ Another common way to express the idea of "super-; ultra-; hyper-; very; really" is to use the prefix (超)"chou": 1)超すごい "chō-sugoi" super great, etc. 2)超素晴らしい "chō-subarashii" --> super amazing, very wonderful, etc. 3)超好き "chō-suki" --> to like intensely There are other expressions as well like 「めちゃ」and「やばい」. There can be minor differences between them relating to the context in which they are used, and the degree of (superlative-ness) they express. I recommend checking this page for more information: https://livejapan.com/en/article-a0001980/
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Yes, you can say so. You can also say おいしすぎる, かわいすぎる, おもしろすぎる, and so on.

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