済(す)ます

すます
verb (godan)
to finish, to get by with
1. to finish, to complete
To bring something to an end.
宿題(しゅくだい)を済(す)ます。
To finish homework.
用事(ようじ)を済(す)ませてから行(い)く。
I'll go after finishing my errands.
仕事(しごと)を済(す)ませた。
I finished the work.
支払(しはら)いを済(す)ませる。
To complete the payment.
準備(じゅんび)を済(す)ませた。
I finished the preparations.
2. to get by with, to make do
To manage with something simple.
朝食(ちょうしょく)はパンで済(す)ます。
I make do with bread for breakfast.
昼食(ちゅうしょく)はおにぎりで済(す)ます。
I make do with rice balls for lunch.
謝(あやま)らないで済(す)ますつもり？
Do you plan to get by without apologizing?
安(やす)いもので済(す)ませる。
To make do with something cheap.
お{金(かね)を払(はら)わないで済(す)ませた。
I got by without paying.

済(す)ます is a godan verb meaning to finish/complete or to get by/make do with something.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Pair: 済(す)む (intransitive - to be finished, to be enough)

SENSE 1 - TO FINISH/COMPLETE:

  • 宿題(しゅくだい)を済(す)ます: to finish homework
  • 用事(ようじ)を済(す)ます: to finish errands
  • 支払(しはら)いを済(す)ます: to complete payment
  • 準備(じゅんび)を済(す)ませる: to finish preparations

SENSE 2 - TO GET BY WITH:

  • パンで済(す)ます: to make do with bread
  • 安(やす)いもので済(す)ます: to get by with something cheap
  • 〜ないで済(す)ます: to get by without ~
  • 謝(あやま)らないで済(す)ます: to get by without apologizing

ASPECT:

  • 済(す)ませてから: after finishing
  • 済(す)ませた: finished (completed)

RELATED:

  • 済(す)む: to be finished/done; to suffice
  • 終(お)わる/終(お)える: to end/finish (general)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:28 · Revised 2026.1.30 10:58
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