済ませる

すませる

To finish, to complete, to get done with

N3verb·sumaseru

How to remember it

Causative form of 済む (to be settled); you actively cause it to be done.

Example sentences

  • 宿題を早く済ませなさい。

    しゅくだいをはやくすませなさい。

    Finish your homework quickly.

  • 食事を済ませてから出かけた。

    しょくじをすませてからでかけた。

    I went out after finishing my meal.

Usage

Transitive; pair with を, e.g., 仕事を済ませる (get work out of the way).

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