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Japanese word 済ます: to finish / to settle / to pay. Meanings and example sentences.

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済ます (すます): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

済ます (すます) means to finish / to settle / to pay.

See example sentences below.

済ます at a glance

済ます
すますsumasu
N1verb
to finish / to settle / to pay
済ますすますsumasuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 済ます

Core meaning

to finish / to settle / to pay

Basic example sentences

Example 1

仕事を早く済ます。

Translation

Finish work quickly.

Example 2

借金を済ませた。

Translation

I paid off the debt.

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