JLPT N1 · Verb

澄ます (sumasu)

澄ます (すます, sumasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to clear; to make clear”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: すます
Romaji: sumasu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to clear; to make clear · godan verb, transitive
to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference · godan verb, transitive
to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs · godan verb, transitive
to strain (one's ears); to listen carefully · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

あの社長秘書はいつも澄ましている。

That president's secretary is always prim.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 澄ます

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	澄ます	すます sumasu
Polite (~masu)	澄まします	すまします sumashimasu
Negative	澄まさない	すまさない sumasanai
Polite negative	澄ましません	すましません sumashimasen
Past	澄ました	すました sumashita
Polite past	澄ましました	すましました sumashimashita
Negative past	澄まさなかった	すまさなかった sumasanakatta
Te-form	澄まして	すまして sumashite
Potential	澄ませる	すませる sumaseru
Passive	澄まされる	すまされる sumasareru
Causative	澄まさせる	すまさせる sumasaseru
Volitional	澄まそう	すまそう sumasou
Imperative	澄ませ	すませ sumase
Conditional (~ba)	澄ませば	すませば sumaseba

Kanji in 澄ます

澄

lucidity, be clear, clearチョウ・す.む・す.ます · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 澄ます.

澄むすむto become clear (water, air, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1373650 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.