Translation guide
The English phrase 'go past' can refer to physically passing a location or object, exceeding a limit, or moving beyond a point in time. This guide covers natural Japanese expressions for these situations.
To move beyond a specific location, building, or landmark while traveling.
The most common and neutral way to say 'go past' a place. It implies moving past without stopping.
駅を通り過ぎてしまった。
I went past the station.
Often used with a place marked by を to mean 'pass' or 'go past'. Slightly more formal or written than 通り過ぎる.
銀行を過ぎると、右側に公園があります。
After you go past the bank, there's a park on the right.
Similar to 通り過ぎる but can imply going too far or overshooting. Often used when you miss your stop.
うっかりして、降りる駅を通り越した。
I wasn't paying attention and went past my stop.
Formal or technical term for 'passing through' or 'going past' without stopping, often used for trains or vehicles.
この列車は次の駅を通過します。
This train will go past the next station.
To go beyond a set point, such as a deadline, budget, or physical marker.
The standard verb for exceeding a limit, number, or boundary. Can be used for time, quantity, or physical lines.
予算を超えてしまった。
We went past the budget.
この線を超えないでください。
Please don't go past this line.
Used for time limits. When attached to a time expression, it means 'past' that time.
Specifically means 'to go past the limit', often used in warnings or formal contexts.
これ以上は限度を超えています。
This is going past the limit.
To indicate that a certain time has already passed.
Attach 過ぎ to a time expression to mean 'past' that time. Very common in daily conversation.
もう9時過ぎだ。
It's already past nine.
12時過ぎに昼食をとった。
I had lunch past twelve.
Used as a verb with time nouns marked by を to mean 'go past' a time.
もう昼を過ぎている。
It's already past noon.
通り過ぎる emphasizes the action of passing by a place, while 過ぎる is more general and can be used for time, limits, or simply passing a point. 過ぎる is often used in set phrases like 時間が過ぎる (time passes).
The English word 'past' as in 'the past' is 過去 (かこ). This guide only covers the verb phrase 'go past'.
He didn't come even after the appointed time had gone past.