बनावट
- N + にすぎない
- V普通形 + にすぎない
व्याख्या
This stresses that something is "only this and nothing more," that it is small or unimportant. It is often used to say an amount or number is small, as in 一部にすぎない. It can also be used to speak modestly about yourself. It is common in writing and formal speech.
उदाहरण
それは私の個人的な意見 にすぎません。
That is merely my personal opinion.
日本語が話せると言っても、簡単なあいさつができる にすぎない。
I say I can speak Japanese, but I can only manage simple greetings.
社長と言っても、社員が五人の小さな会社の社長 にすぎない。
I may be a company president, but it's just a small company with five employees.
今回の旅行で見たのは、この国のほんの一部 にすぎない。
What I saw on this trip was only a tiny part of this country.
टिप्पणी
It often appears with ただ, ほんの or と言っても. In casual conversation, だけだ is more common.
सानो क्विज
1私はただ言われたことをした( )。特別なことは何もしていません。
उत्तर र व्याख्या
उत्तर: 3 にすぎません
The speaker modestly says "I only did what I was told," so にすぎません fits: "I merely did what I was told. I didn't do anything special."
2この町の人口は約三千人( )が、毎年多くの観光客が来る。
उत्तर र व्याख्या
उत्तर: 1 にすぎない
The speaker stresses the small number, so にすぎない is correct: "This town has only about 3,000 people, but many tourists come every year." わりに needs の after a noun and cannot be followed by が.
3それはただのうわさ( )。本当かどうかは分からない。
उत्तर र व्याख्या
उत्तर: 4 にすぎない
With a noun, use に: うわさにすぎない. The sentence means "That is just a rumor. We don't know if it's true." The other choices are not correct forms.