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Japanese word 済む: to finish / to end / to be completed. Meanings and example sentences.

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済む (すむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

済む (すむ) means to finish / to end / to be completed.

See example sentences below.

済む at a glance

済む
すむsumu
N4verb
to finish / to end / to be completed
済むすむsumuN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 済む

Core meaning

to finish / to end / to be completed

Basic example sentences

Example 1

宿題がまだ済んでいません。

Translation

I haven't finished my homework yet.

Example 2

会議は三時に済みました。

Translation

The meeting finished at three o'clock.

済む (すむ): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo