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Japanese word 済まない: sorry / apologetic phrase. Meanings and example sentences.

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済まない (すまない): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

済まない (すまない) means sorry / apologetic phrase.

See example sentences below.

済まない at a glance

済まない
すまないsumanai
N1adj
sorry / apologetic phrase
済まないすまないsumanaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 済まない

Core meaning

sorry / apologetic phrase

Basic example sentences

Example 1

遅くなってすまない。

Translation

Sorry for being late.

Example 2

手伝えずにすまない。

Translation

Sorry I couldn’t help.

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