Vocabulary
What does 済ます (すます, sumasu) mean?
済ます (すます, sumasu) means to finish, to settle; to make do without.
Quick facts| Reading | すます |
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| Romaji | sumasu |
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| Part of speech | godan verb, transitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsumasu
to finish, to settle; to make do without
- 1godan verb · transitive to finish; to get it over with; to conclude
- 2godan verb · transitive to settle; to pay back
- 3godan verb · transitive to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
Example sentences
昼食は簡単に済ました。
I finished lunch quickly and simply.
彼はお金を借りずに済ました。
He managed to get by without borrowing money.
