ひどすぎる
hidosugiru
In Japanese, "so cruel" is expressed as ひどすぎる (hidosugiru).
ひどすぎる is used to say that something is "so cruel" or "too much." It is frequently used to express that a situation, a person's behavior or even a piece of news is unbearably harsh or too much to bear.
Which one should you use?
While ひどすぎる is a common way to say something is too much, you may encounter other forms depending on the situation. すごく残酷 is an informal phrase specifically meaning "so cruel" or "really cruel," and 非情極まりない is a formal phrase that carries a strong sense of heartlessness or ruthlessness.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form ひどすぎる is plain and can be used with friends or in one's own thoughts. To be more polite, you can say ひどすぎます by adding ます to the end.
How do you pronounce it?
hidosugiru
Did you know?
- In Japanese, expressing that something is 'too much' with すぎる can sometimes be used humorously to describe an overwhelming positive experience, like food being 'too delicious'.
- The word ひどい can describe not only cruelty but also physical filth or a 'terrible' mess, meaning ひどすぎる can refer to a room that is too dirty to enter.
- In Japanese pop culture and anime, characters often elongate the final vowel of ひどすぎる to express an exaggerated sense of despair or comedic shock.
Examples in context
- 彼の行為はとても残酷だ。His actions are so cruel.
- その人の態度は非情極まりない。That person's attitude is so cruel.
- 彼のいじめはすごく残酷だ。His bullying is so cruel.
- 彼女の言葉はひどく冷たいよ。Her words are so cruel.
- 彼、めちゃくちゃひどいこと言うわ。He says really cruel things.
- そんなこと言うなんて、ひどすぎるよ。Sonna koto iu nante, hidosugiru yo.It is so cruel of you to say such a thing.
- この映画の結末はひどすぎる。Kono eiga no ketsumatsu wa hidosugiru.The ending of this movie is so cruel.
- あんな扱いを受けるなんて、ひどすぎるよ。Anna atsukai o ukeru nante, hidosugiru yo.To be treated like that is just too cruel.
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are talking about a strict teacher.
- 美咲 Misaki先生の宿題が多すぎてひどすぎるよ。Sensei no shukudai ga ōsugite hidosugiru yo.The teacher's homework is so much it's so cruel.
- 大翔 Hiroto確かに、全部終わらないよ。Tashika ni, zenbu owaranai yo.True, I can't finish it all.
- 美咲 Misaki明日までに出せなんてひどすぎる。Ashita made ni dase nante hidosugiru.Asking us to hand it in by tomorrow is so cruel.
- 大翔 Hiroto頑張って一緒に終わらせよう。Ganbatte issho ni owaraseyō.Let's do our best to finish it together.
