済む

すむ
Alternative writings: 濟む
JLPT:N4
Frequency:
1

To finish, end, or be completed; to be resolved (intransitive).

U-VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

手続きはもう済みましたか?

Have the procedures been completed already?

宿題が済んだら遊びに行っていいよ。

You can go out to play once your homework is done.

会議は予定どおりに済んだ。

The meeting finished as scheduled.

2

To have a less severe result than expected; to get off lightly (damage or harm is limited).

U-VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

事故の割にはけがが軽く済んだ。

Considering the accident, the injuries were minor.

今日は雨で済んだからラッキーだった。

We were lucky that it only rained (and nothing worse happened).

3

To be satisfactory so that one can feel at ease; to be enough to settle the matter.

U-VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

謝ればこれで済む問題ではないが、まず謝るべきだ。

This isn't something that can be settled just by apologizing, but you should apologize first.

それで済むなら、早くそうしてしまおう。

If that'll do, let's just do it quickly.

4

Used (often in negative forms) to express unease, guilt, or regret about troubling someone (e.g., 'to feel sorry' or 'not to be satisfied').

U-VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

手伝ってもらってばかりで済まないと思っている。

I feel bad/I'm sorry for always having people help me.

言い過ぎて済まないとも思っているが、言わなければならなかった。

I regret that I may have gone too far with my words, but I had to say it.

Word Relationships

Synonyms
Derivations
Masu-Form済みます
Nai-Form済まない
Ta-Form済んだ
Te-Form済んで
Ba-Form済めば
Volitional Form済もう
Imperative Form済め
Potential Form済める
Passive Form済まれる
Causative Form済ませる
Causative Passive Form済ませられる