too

• Adverb mit zwei Hauptbedeutungen: (1) 'übermäßig' oder 'mehr als nötig', steht vor Adjektiven und Adverbien (z. B. zu heiß); (2) 'auch' oder 'ebenfalls', steht meist am Satzende (z. B. Ich möchte auch gehen).

An adverb with two primary uses: (1) meaning 'excessively' or 'more than enough,' used before adjectives and adverbs (e.g., too hot); (2) meaning 'also' or 'as well,' typically placed at the end of a clause (e.g., I want to go too).

1. ExcessivelyA1formal

   To a higher degree than is desirable, permissible, or possible.

   zu

   • The coffee is too hot to drink.
   • She is too young to drive a car.
   • There are too many people in the room.

   Synonymedisproportionatelyexcessivelyimmoderatelyinordinatelyoverlyovermuchunduly

2. Also or as wellA1formal

   In addition; also.

   auch

   • I would like to come too.
   • He is a student, and she is a student too.
   • Can I have a piece of cake too?

   Synonymeadditionallyalsoas wellbesidesfurthermorelikewisemoreover