済ませる (sumaseru)
済ませる (すませる, sumaseru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to finish; to make an end of”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- すませる
- Romaji
- sumaseru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to finish; to make an end of; to get through with; to let end · ichidan verb, transitive
- to make do (with); to manage (with) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to resolve; to settle; to bring to a conclusion · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 済ませる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 済ませる | すませる sumaseru |
| Polite (~masu) | 済ませます | すませます sumasemasu |
| Negative | 済ませない | すませない sumasenai |
| Polite negative | 済ませません | すませません sumasemasen |
| Past | 済ませた | すませた sumaseta |
| Polite past | 済ませました | すませました sumasemashita |
| Negative past | 済ませなかった | すませなかった sumasenakatta |
| Te-form | 済ませて | すませて sumasete |
| Potential | 済ませられる | すませられる sumaserareru |
| Passive | 済ませられる | すませられる sumaserareru |
| Causative | 済ませさせる | すませさせる sumasesaseru |
| Volitional | 済ませよう | すませよう sumaseyou |
| Imperative | 済ませろ | すませろ sumasero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 済ませれば | すませれば sumasereba |
Kanji in 済ませる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 済ませる.
Source: JMdict entry 1295040 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.