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Japanese
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| 済みません
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Etymology
Negative of 済む (sumu, “to finish; to be settled”), lit. "(the trouble) is not settled".
Pronunciation
Interjection
すみません • (sumimasen)
- sorry! (in apology, more formal than ごめんなさい (gomennasai))
- excuse me! (attempting to get someone's attention)
- thank you! (in the case of someone having done something for you)
