What does できなさすぎる mean?
So I know that すぎる means too much, like 昨日お酒を飲みすぎた, etc.
but when it comes to something like:
何々をすることができなさすぎる
Does it mean:
1 - I can't do "this" at all.
or
2 - I can't do "this" too much.
So if I say:
納豆を食べることができなさすぎる/食べられなさすぎる。
Do I mean I can't eat natto at all, or do I mean I can eat it just a little, but can't eat it too much?
And if "1" is the right answer, how different is it from things like 全然できない/全くできない?
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So I know that すぎる means too much, like 昨日お酒を飲みすぎた, etc.
but when it comes to something like:
何々をすることができなさすぎる
Does it mean:
1 - I can't do "this" at all.
or
2 - I can't do "this" too much.
So if I say:
納豆を食べることができなさすぎる/食べられなさすぎる。
Do I mean I can't eat natto at all, or do I mean I can eat it just a little, but can't eat it too much?
And if "1" is the right answer, how different is it from things like 全然できない/全くできない?
grammar slang internet-slang
edited 6 hours ago
Muhammad bin Yusrat
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asked 20 hours ago
Felipe OliveiraFelipe Oliveira
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1
Somewhat related: Confusion about “Seemingly not ～”.
– istrasci
2 hours ago
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So I know that すぎる means too much, like 昨日お酒を飲みすぎた, etc.
but when it comes to something like:
何々をすることができなさすぎる
Does it mean:
1 - I can't do "this" at all.
or
2 - I can't do "this" too much.
So if I say:
納豆を食べることができなさすぎる/食べられなさすぎる。
Do I mean I can't eat natto at all, or do I mean I can eat it just a little, but can't eat it too much?
And if "1" is the right answer, how different is it from things like 全然できない/全くできない?
grammar slang internet-slang
edited 6 hours ago
Muhammad bin Yusrat
1032
asked 20 hours ago
Felipe OliveiraFelipe Oliveira
2,090721
So I know that すぎる means too much, like 昨日お酒を飲みすぎた, etc.
but when it comes to something like:
何々をすることができなさすぎる
Does it mean:
1 - I can't do "this" at all.
or
2 - I can't do "this" too much.
So if I say:
納豆を食べることができなさすぎる/食べられなさすぎる。
Do I mean I can't eat natto at all, or do I mean I can eat it just a little, but can't eat it too much?
And if "1" is the right answer, how different is it from things like 全然できない/全くできない?
grammar slang internet-slang
grammar slang internet-slang
edited 6 hours ago
Muhammad bin Yusrat
1032
asked 20 hours ago
Felipe OliveiraFelipe Oliveira
2,090721
edited 6 hours ago
Muhammad bin Yusrat
1032
asked 20 hours ago
Felipe OliveiraFelipe Oliveira
2,090721
edited 6 hours ago
Muhammad bin Yusrat
1032
edited 6 hours ago
Muhammad bin Yusrat
1032
edited 6 hours ago
Muhammad bin Yusrat
1032
1032
asked 20 hours ago
Felipe OliveiraFelipe Oliveira
2,090721
asked 20 hours ago
Felipe OliveiraFelipe Oliveira
2,090721
asked 20 hours ago
Felipe OliveiraFelipe Oliveira
2,090721
2,090721
1
Somewhat related: Confusion about “Seemingly not ～”.
– istrasci
2 hours ago
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Somewhat related: Confusion about “Seemingly not ～”.
– istrasci
2 hours ago
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1
Somewhat related: Confusion about “Seemingly not ～”.
– istrasci
2 hours ago
Somewhat related: Confusion about “Seemingly not ～”.
– istrasci
2 hours ago
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納豆を食べることができなさすぎる/食べられなさすぎる means "I can't eat natto at all" or "I am so terribly bad at natto", but it's a humorous slangy expression rather than a standard sentence. It's fine as the catchy title of a blog post or a light novel, but we should be using 全く/全然できない most of the time.
In general, ～すぎる is occasionally used as a humorous intensifier these days. It can be positive.
- お前のことが好きすぎる
- 美しすぎるアスリート10名
- これは便利すぎる！ Amazonで見つけた調理器具
- 天使過ぎるアイドル (Kanna Hashimoto's catchphrase; maybe this is the cause of the recent popularity of ～すぎる?)
answered 14 hours ago
narutonaruto
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oh really, interesting hmmm I've seen japanese people saying things like 英語ができなさすぎる... So I guess they were trying to be fun/chill with their sentence :D thanks a lot!!
– Felipe Oliveira
14 hours ago
add a comment |
A little grammatical supplement...
If you want to have partial negation, that compared to English "not ... too much", you should use ～すぎない. It works like "no too much ...ing".
On the other hand, ～なさすぎる is just like saying "too much of not ...ing", that is, excessiveness of "not doing". As you can see, it sometimes could invoke some funny visualization that you're trying to negate something whose existence is already down to zero, and the rest goes to @naturo's answer...
answered 10 hours ago
broccoli forestbroccoli forest
31.7k142105
And if I wanted to add the nuance of “can” then I could say 納豆を食べすぎられない / 納豆を食べすぎることができない without sounding humorous? Thanks for explaining, I thinking understand better why it didn’t s humorous in the first place now :)
– Felipe Oliveira
6 hours ago
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納豆を食べることができなさすぎる/食べられなさすぎる means "I can't eat natto at all" or "I am so terribly bad at natto", but it's a humorous slangy expression rather than a standard sentence. It's fine as the catchy title of a blog post or a light novel, but we should be using 全く/全然できない most of the time.
In general, ～すぎる is occasionally used as a humorous intensifier these days. It can be positive.
- お前のことが好きすぎる
- 美しすぎるアスリート10名
- これは便利すぎる！ Amazonで見つけた調理器具
- 天使過ぎるアイドル (Kanna Hashimoto's catchphrase; maybe this is the cause of the recent popularity of ～すぎる?)
answered 14 hours ago
narutonaruto
166k8159316
1
oh really, interesting hmmm I've seen japanese people saying things like 英語ができなさすぎる... So I guess they were trying to be fun/chill with their sentence :D thanks a lot!!
– Felipe Oliveira
14 hours ago
add a comment |
納豆を食べることができなさすぎる/食べられなさすぎる means "I can't eat natto at all" or "I am so terribly bad at natto", but it's a humorous slangy expression rather than a standard sentence. It's fine as the catchy title of a blog post or a light novel, but we should be using 全く/全然できない most of the time.
In general, ～すぎる is occasionally used as a humorous intensifier these days. It can be positive.
- お前のことが好きすぎる
- 美しすぎるアスリート10名
- これは便利すぎる！ Amazonで見つけた調理器具
- 天使過ぎるアイドル (Kanna Hashimoto's catchphrase; maybe this is the cause of the recent popularity of ～すぎる?)
answered 14 hours ago
narutonaruto
166k8159316
1
oh really, interesting hmmm I've seen japanese people saying things like 英語ができなさすぎる... So I guess they were trying to be fun/chill with their sentence :D thanks a lot!!
– Felipe Oliveira
14 hours ago
add a comment |
納豆を食べることができなさすぎる/食べられなさすぎる means "I can't eat natto at all" or "I am so terribly bad at natto", but it's a humorous slangy expression rather than a standard sentence. It's fine as the catchy title of a blog post or a light novel, but we should be using 全く/全然できない most of the time.
In general, ～すぎる is occasionally used as a humorous intensifier these days. It can be positive.
- お前のことが好きすぎる
- 美しすぎるアスリート10名
- これは便利すぎる！ Amazonで見つけた調理器具
- 天使過ぎるアイドル (Kanna Hashimoto's catchphrase; maybe this is the cause of the recent popularity of ～すぎる?)
answered 14 hours ago
narutonaruto
166k8159316
納豆を食べることができなさすぎる/食べられなさすぎる means "I can't eat natto at all" or "I am so terribly bad at natto", but it's a humorous slangy expression rather than a standard sentence. It's fine as the catchy title of a blog post or a light novel, but we should be using 全く/全然できない most of the time.
In general, ～すぎる is occasionally used as a humorous intensifier these days. It can be positive.
- お前のことが好きすぎる
- 美しすぎるアスリート10名
- これは便利すぎる！ Amazonで見つけた調理器具
- 天使過ぎるアイドル (Kanna Hashimoto's catchphrase; maybe this is the cause of the recent popularity of ～すぎる?)
answered 14 hours ago
narutonaruto
166k8159316
edited 14 hours ago
answered 14 hours ago
narutonaruto
166k8159316
answered 14 hours ago
narutonaruto
166k8159316
answered 14 hours ago
narutonaruto
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166k8159316
1
oh really, interesting hmmm I've seen japanese people saying things like 英語ができなさすぎる... So I guess they were trying to be fun/chill with their sentence :D thanks a lot!!
– Felipe Oliveira
14 hours ago
add a comment |
1
oh really, interesting hmmm I've seen japanese people saying things like 英語ができなさすぎる... So I guess they were trying to be fun/chill with their sentence :D thanks a lot!!
– Felipe Oliveira
14 hours ago
1
1
oh really, interesting hmmm I've seen japanese people saying things like 英語ができなさすぎる... So I guess they were trying to be fun/chill with their sentence :D thanks a lot!!
– Felipe Oliveira
14 hours ago
oh really, interesting hmmm I've seen japanese people saying things like 英語ができなさすぎる... So I guess they were trying to be fun/chill with their sentence :D thanks a lot!!
– Felipe Oliveira
14 hours ago
add a comment |
A little grammatical supplement...
If you want to have partial negation, that compared to English "not ... too much", you should use ～すぎない. It works like "no too much ...ing".
On the other hand, ～なさすぎる is just like saying "too much of not ...ing", that is, excessiveness of "not doing". As you can see, it sometimes could invoke some funny visualization that you're trying to negate something whose existence is already down to zero, and the rest goes to @naturo's answer...
answered 10 hours ago
broccoli forestbroccoli forest
31.7k142105
And if I wanted to add the nuance of “can” then I could say 納豆を食べすぎられない / 納豆を食べすぎることができない without sounding humorous? Thanks for explaining, I thinking understand better why it didn’t s humorous in the first place now :)
– Felipe Oliveira
6 hours ago
add a comment |
A little grammatical supplement...
If you want to have partial negation, that compared to English "not ... too much", you should use ～すぎない. It works like "no too much ...ing".
On the other hand, ～なさすぎる is just like saying "too much of not ...ing", that is, excessiveness of "not doing". As you can see, it sometimes could invoke some funny visualization that you're trying to negate something whose existence is already down to zero, and the rest goes to @naturo's answer...
answered 10 hours ago
broccoli forestbroccoli forest
31.7k142105
And if I wanted to add the nuance of “can” then I could say 納豆を食べすぎられない / 納豆を食べすぎることができない without sounding humorous? Thanks for explaining, I thinking understand better why it didn’t s humorous in the first place now :)
– Felipe Oliveira
6 hours ago
add a comment |
A little grammatical supplement...
If you want to have partial negation, that compared to English "not ... too much", you should use ～すぎない. It works like "no too much ...ing".
On the other hand, ～なさすぎる is just like saying "too much of not ...ing", that is, excessiveness of "not doing". As you can see, it sometimes could invoke some funny visualization that you're trying to negate something whose existence is already down to zero, and the rest goes to @naturo's answer...
answered 10 hours ago
broccoli forestbroccoli forest
31.7k142105
A little grammatical supplement...
If you want to have partial negation, that compared to English "not ... too much", you should use ～すぎない. It works like "no too much ...ing".
On the other hand, ～なさすぎる is just like saying "too much of not ...ing", that is, excessiveness of "not doing". As you can see, it sometimes could invoke some funny visualization that you're trying to negate something whose existence is already down to zero, and the rest goes to @naturo's answer...
answered 10 hours ago
broccoli forestbroccoli forest
31.7k142105
answered 10 hours ago
broccoli forestbroccoli forest
31.7k142105
answered 10 hours ago
broccoli forestbroccoli forest
31.7k142105
answered 10 hours ago
broccoli forestbroccoli forest
31.7k142105
31.7k142105
And if I wanted to add the nuance of “can” then I could say 納豆を食べすぎられない / 納豆を食べすぎることができない without sounding humorous? Thanks for explaining, I thinking understand better why it didn’t s humorous in the first place now :)
– Felipe Oliveira
6 hours ago
add a comment |
And if I wanted to add the nuance of “can” then I could say 納豆を食べすぎられない / 納豆を食べすぎることができない without sounding humorous? Thanks for explaining, I thinking understand better why it didn’t s humorous in the first place now :)
– Felipe Oliveira
6 hours ago
And if I wanted to add the nuance of “can” then I could say 納豆を食べすぎられない / 納豆を食べすぎることができない without sounding humorous? Thanks for explaining, I thinking understand better why it didn’t s humorous in the first place now :)
– Felipe Oliveira
6 hours ago
And if I wanted to add the nuance of “can” then I could say 納豆を食べすぎられない / 納豆を食べすぎることができない without sounding humorous? Thanks for explaining, I thinking understand better why it didn’t s humorous in the first place now :)
– Felipe Oliveira
6 hours ago
add a comment |
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Somewhat related: Confusion about “Seemingly not ～”.
– istrasci
2 hours ago