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Meaning of 済む(すむ) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

済む, 濟む
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
すむ
Romaji
sumu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu` ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to finish; to end; to be completed
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to merely result in something less severe than expected
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to feel at ease
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

Example Sentences

済む, 濟む, すむ used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
済む
Plain Polite
済みます
Negative
済まない
Negative Polite
済みません

Past

Plain
済んだ
Plain Polite
済みました
Negative
済まなかった
Negative Polite
済みませんでした

Te

Plain
済んで
Plain Polite
済みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
済まれる
Plain Polite
済まれます
Negative
済まれない
Negative Polite
済まれません

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JLPT 3

finish, come to an end, excusable, need not

On: サイ, セイ

Kun: す.む, -ず.み, -ずみ, す.まない, す.ます, -す.ます, すく.う, な.す, わたし, わた.る

11 strokes

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to help, aid, relieve, to ferry, cross

On: サイ, セイ

Kun: す.む, す.ます, すく.う, な.す, わた.す, わた.る

17 strokes

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