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Grammar list

すぎない

(Ni sugi nai)

is nothing more than / merely.

Connection rules

  • Noun + にすぎない; plain-form clause + にすぎない.
  • Dismissive / minimizing — 'nothing more than X'.
  • Common with 言い訳 ('excuse'), 噂 ('rumor'), 推測 ('guess'), 一例 ('one example').

Examples

1.
それたんなる言い訳いいわけすぎない

Sore wa tannaru iiwake ni sugi nai.

That's nothing more than a mere excuse.

is nothing more than / merely

2.
これほんのいちれいすぎない

Kore wa honno ichi rei ni sugi nai.

This is merely one example.

is nothing more than / merely

Practice

That is merely a guess, so please don't take it as a fact.

それは私の___から、事実にしないでください。

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