How to Say "Too Much" in Afrikaans

te veel

The English phrase "too much" is translated into Afrikaans as te veel.

te veel is used as an adverb to indicate that something is happening or exists excessively.

Meaning: excessively (adv)

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The word veel is a very distant linguistic cousin to the English word 'full'.
To express excess, Afrikaans frequently uses the prefix oor (meaning 'over') in compound words, such as oorvloedig for 'abundant'.
If someone is behaving in a way that is 'too much' or being over-the-top, an Afrikaans speaker is more likely to use the word dramaties than a phrase involving te veel.

In hierdie sop is te veel sout.
There's too much salt in this soup.
This sentence is useful for describing an excessive amount of a substance in food using te veel.
Tatoeba #3435818 by siener, translation #60998 by CK
Julle werk te veel.
You work too much.
This sentence is useful for describing an excessive amount of an activity using te veel.
Tatoeba #1605017 by bccwil, translation #454444 by CM
Tom het te veel geëet.
Tom ate too much.
This sentence is useful for describing an excessive amount of an action using te veel.
Tatoeba #4879828 by zvzuibqx, translation #4498225 by CK
Die prys van daardie artikel is te veel.
The price of that item is too much.
Daardie kos is baie baie lekker, maar dit is te veel vir my.
That food is very delicious, but it's too much for me.
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