済む【すむ】
Frequency rank: 1,143. (for form すむ: 808.)
- to finish; to end; to be completed
- to merely result in something less severe than expected
- to feel at ease
- to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorryin the negative
Godan verb with 'mu' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to finish; to end; to be completed
- to merely result in something less severe than expected
- to feel at ease
- to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
This meaning is used when something is done, concluded, or no longer in progress.
This meaning refers to a situation where the outcome is not as bad as anticipated.
This meaning describes a sense of comfort or relaxation in a situation.
I always feel at ease when I talk with my friends.
This meaning is used when someone feels bad about causing inconvenience or trouble to another person.
I feel sorry for troubling you.
Generated collocations (experimental)
すむ済むことができるto be able to finishすむ済むならif it can be settledだいじ大事にすむ済むto end up being just a minor issueすませる済ませるto complete somethingすんだ済んだことsomething that has been completedすむ済むかどうかわからない分からないnot sure if it will be settledすんでしまう済んでしまうto be finished completelyこころ心がすむ済むto feel at easeきがすむ気が済むto feel settled or contentすまないと済まないとおもう思うto feel sorry or guiltyもんだい問題がすむ済むto resolve an issueこのもんだい問題ははやく早くすませたい済ませたいI want to settle this issue quickly
Example sentences
491 results
Sorry, "my hands shuddered with the cold" was a bit over the top.
I don't lose my appetite when I get stressed, rather I can't calm down unless I eat something.
Eh? Have we run out of toner? Oh well, sorry, but can you go the staff-room and get some, Katou?
However he wasn't seriously hurt and got away with light bruising.
"Would you like something to drink?" "Sorry, no thanks."
"You don't get on well with your father?" "..." "Sorry, that was none of my business."
It seems I've got a little tipsy. Sorry to have talked rubbish...
Crutches are pretty tricky ... "Excuse me, stretcher coming through!"
"I have to pee." "Jonny, that's not the right thing to say. Say, 'Excuse me. I need to go to the toilet.'"