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Last Updated:2026/07/27
Sentence

I feel sorry for calling you at such a late hour.

Related words

すまない

Kanji
済まない
Adjective

sorry / apologetic / inexcusable / unpardonable / I'm sorry (used to apologize)

I feel sorry for calling you at such a late hour.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjective.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: 済まなかろ
Used in forms such as karou; mainly literary.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: 済まなく すまなかっ 済まなかっ
Used in forms such as kute and kunai.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: 済まない
Ends a sentence.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: 済まない
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: 済まなけれ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: 済まなかれ
Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: 済まなくて
Connects clauses with kute.
Ta-form
Alternative: 済まなかった
Expresses the past with katta.
Nai-form
Alternative: 済まなくない
Expresses negation with kunai.
Ba-form
Alternative: 済まなければ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Notes
  • 「済まない」は動詞「済む」の否定形に由来するが、謝罪・恐縮を表すイ形容詞として扱う。

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