済ませる|すませるsumaseru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto finish; to make an end of; to get through with; to let end
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto make do (with); to manage (with)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto resolve; to settle; to bring to a conclusion
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 済ませる(すませる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 済ませます(すませます) |
| Negative (nai) | 済ませない(すませない) |
| polite (masen) | 済ませません(すませません) |
| classical zu / nu | 済ませず・済ませぬ(すませず・すませぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 済ませた(すませた) |
| polite (mashita) | 済ませました(すませました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 済ませなかった(すませなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 済ませませんでした(すませませんでした) |
| Te form | 済ませて(すませて) |
| Potential | 済ませられる(すませられる) |
| Passive | 済ませられる(すませられる) |
| Causative | 済ませさせる(すませさせる) |
| Causative passive | 済ませさせられる(すませさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 済ませれば(すませれば) |
| tara | 済ませたら(すませたら) |
| Volitional | 済ませよう(すませよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 済ませましょう(すませましょう) |
| Imperative | 済ませろ(すませろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym済ますすますNeutralSame meaning as the headword: to finish something or make do; both are in common use. Note that 「澄ます」 is a different word.
- Synonym片付けるかたづけるNeutralCovers tidying up (「部屋を片付ける」) and also settling or finishing a matter (「仕事を片付ける」); the latter use is close to the headword.
- Antonym残すのこすNeutralMeans to leave something behind or leave it undone (「仕事を残す」) — the opposite of finishing with the headword.
- Antonym始めるはじめるNeutralMeans to start or begin something — the opposite of the headword's sense of getting something done.
Use 「済ませる」 for getting something done or making do (「食事を済ませる」「簡単に済ませる」); 「済ます」 works the same. Use 「片付ける」 for tidying up; 「残す」 is its opposite.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


