"済まない" meaning in Japanese

See 済まない in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [sɨma̠na̠i] Forms: 済まない [canonical] (ruby: ()), sumanai [romanization], 済まなく [adverbial] (ruby: ())
Etymology: Negative form of 済(す)む (sumu, “to finish, to be settled”). Compare すまん (suman), from an alternate negative form. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|済む|すむ|to finish, to be settled}} 済(す)む (sumu, “to finish, to be settled”), {{ja-r|すまん}} すまん (suman) Head templates: {{ja-adj|すまない|infl=i}} 済(す)まない • (sumanai) -i (adverbial 済(す)まなく (sumanaku))
  1. inexcusable
    Sense id: en-済まない-ja-adj-6A0UGjGD Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 65 35 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 66 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 92 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Interjection

IPA: [sɨma̠na̠i] Forms: 済まない [canonical] (ruby: ()), sumanai [romanization]
Etymology: Negative form of 済(す)む (sumu, “to finish, to be settled”). Compare すまん (suman), from an alternate negative form. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|済む|すむ|to finish, to be settled}} 済(す)む (sumu, “to finish, to be settled”), {{ja-r|すまん}} すまん (suman) Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|すまない}} 済(す)まない • (sumanai)
  1. I'm sorry, excuse me Synonyms: すみません (sumimasen)
    Sense id: en-済まない-ja-intj-jIgjknmN Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 18 82 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 20 80
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        "3": "to finish, to be settled"
      },
      "expansion": "済(す)む (sumu, “to finish, to be settled”)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "すまん"
      },
      "expansion": "すまん (suman)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Negative form of 済(す)む (sumu, “to finish, to be settled”). Compare すまん (suman), from an alternate negative form.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "済まない",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "済",
          "す"
        ]
      ],
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sumanai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "済まなく",
      "roman": "sumanaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "済",
          "す"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "すまない",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "済(す)まない • (sumanai) -i (adverbial 済(す)まなく (sumanaku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "82 18",
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          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inexcusable"
      ],
      "id": "en-済まない-ja-adj-6A0UGjGD",
      "links": [
        [
          "inexcusable",
          "inexcusable"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "すまない"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɨma̠na̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "済まない"
}

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          "_dis": "18 82",
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        },
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          "_dis": "20 80",
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          "parents": [],
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        "I'm sorry, excuse me"
      ],
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        [
          "I'm sorry",
          "I'm sorry"
        ],
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          "excuse me",
          "excuse me"
        ]
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          "roman": "sumimasen",
          "word": "すみません"
        }
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}
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    "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
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    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō)",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese い-i adjectives",
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  "etymology_text": "Negative form of 済(す)む (sumu, “to finish, to be settled”). Compare すまん (suman), from an alternate negative form.",
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          "済",
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        ]
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      "form": "sumanai",
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    },
    {
      "form": "済まなく",
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      "ruby": [
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          "済",
          "す"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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      "name": "ja-adj"
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        "inexcusable"
      ],
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        [
          "inexcusable",
          "inexcusable"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "すまない"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɨma̠na̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "済まない"
}

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          "済",
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      "form": "sumanai",
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        "I'm sorry, excuse me"
      ],
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          "I'm sorry",
          "I'm sorry"
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          "excuse me",
          "excuse me"
        ]
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      "other": "すまない"
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  ],
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      "roman": "sumimasen",
      "word": "すみません"
    }
  ],
  "word": "済まない"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 済まない meaning in Japanese (3.1kB)

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  "title": "済まない",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
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