JLPT N4 vocabulary
済む: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
すむ1Atamadaka · high start
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- 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 (in the negative)
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 済む | 済 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 済 | 済 |
| Polite presentます形 | 済 | 済 |
| Polite pastました形 | 済 | 済 |
| Te-formて形 | 済 | 済 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 済 | 済 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 済 | 済 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 済 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 済 | 済 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 済 | 済む |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 済 | 済 |
| Passive受身形 | 済 | 済 |
| Make / let使役形 | 済 | 済 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 済 | 済 |
Example sentences
今日の化粧は鏡を見ずに済ませたの。
I got my makeup done today without looking in the mirror.
おめえが告げ口なんかしなきゃ、先生に怒られずに済んだのに。
If you hadn't tattled, we could have gotten by without the teacher getting angry.