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I have to translate the following for my intro Japanese class.

> 父は、少し、働き **すぎな** ので、庭の花や木に水 **でも** やって、リラックスした方がいいとおもいます。

I understand parts of the sentence, but not the sentence as a whole.

I think `父は、少し、働きすぎなので` is `My father works a little too much so`. But, I
don't understand why it's `すぎな` and not `すぎる`.

I think `庭の花や木に水でもやって` is `Someone gives water even to the garden flower and
the tree (etc)`. I am not sure how the "even" should be though.

Finally, I think `リラックスした方がいいとおもいます` is `I think it is better if he relaxes`.

So my questions are

  1. Why the `な` instead of a `る` on the first part?
  2. How is the `even` placed in the second part?
  3. How do all three parts form a logical sentence?

My best guess is `My father works a little too hard so, since someone even
gives water to the garden flower and the tree (etc), I think it is better if
he relaxes.`
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grammar translation particle-でも
Grammatical purpose of changing 〜る to 〜な, and expressing "even"
1. [働きすぎ](http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E5%83%8D%E3%81%8D%E3%81%99%E3%81%8E) is a 名詞 which comes from verb 働き過ぎる(働く+過ぎる).   
eg 食べすぎ / 飲みすぎ / 太りすぎ (+ だ/です) [デジタル大辞泉
verb+過ぎ](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/117536/m0u/%E9%81%8E%E3%81%8E/)

  2. The でも is used to give examples. [デジタル大辞泉](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/152508/m0u/%E3%81%A7%E3%82%82/)(See meaning #2-3)

  3. The subject for 庭の花や木に水でもやって is 父.  

父は、少し、働きすぎなので、My father is a little overworked, so  
庭の花や木に水でもやって (I think he should spend time doing things like) watering trees
or flowers in his garden  
リラックスした方がいいとおもいます。I think he should relax
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