に過ぎない
にすぎない
no more than; just; only; mere
Meanings
Expression, I-adjective
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | に過ぎないにすぎない | に過ぎないですにすぎないです |
| Negative | に過ぎなくないにすぎなくない | に過ぎなくないですにすぎなくないです |
| Past | に過ぎなかったにすぎなかった | に過ぎなかったですにすぎなかったです |
| Past negative | に過ぎなくなかったにすぎなくなかった | に過ぎなくなかったですにすぎなくなかったです |
| Te-form | に過ぎなくてにすぎなくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | に過ぎなければにすぎなければ |
| Conditional (たら) | に過ぎなかったらにすぎなかったら |
Example sentences
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He is but a child.
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He is nothing but a poet.
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He is only someone's stooge.
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He is nothing but a child.
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I am nothing but a poor peasant.
More examples (10)
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This world is but a place of passage.
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He's also just a politician.
そんなのは言い訳に過ぎないよ。
That's just an excuse.
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It is merely a matter of form.
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He is nothing more than an egoist.
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Permanent peace is nothing but an illusion.
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Permanent peace is nothing but an illusion.
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She was merely stating a fact.
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Your scheme is like a house built on the sand.
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Men are but children of a larger growth.