~にすぎない (nothing more than)

grammar

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The fixed expression N + にすぎない / に過ぎない ('is no more than N / is merely N / nothing more than X / just X'). A dismissive sentence ending used to belittle or downplay a status or significance: 個人的見解にすぎない ('merely a personal opinion'), 偶然にすぎない ('nothing more than coincidence'). The bare verb 過ぎる ('exceed, go past') is here in negative form: 'doesn't go past being N.' Kana ~にすぎない and kanji ~に過ぎない are interchangeable spellings.

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She was merely stating facts.

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What appears on the surface is merely the tip of the iceberg.

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She's nothing more than a singer.

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She's still no more than a child.

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She's nothing more than a child.

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In reality, that statement is nothing more than his personal opinion.

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