澄む

すむ
sumu

to become clear (of water or air)

What does 澄む mean?

澄む is a Japanese verb meaning “to become clear (of water or air)” in English. It is written as 澄む in kanji, すむ in hiragana, and sumu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

この川の水はとても澄んでいる。

The water in this river is very clear.

雨の後、空気が澄んでいる。

The air is clear after the rain.

Conjugation of 澄む

AffirmativeNegative
Plain澄むすむ澄まないすまない
Plain past澄んだすんだ澄まなかったすまなかった
Polite澄みますすみます澄みませんすみません
Polite past澄みましたすみました澄みませんでしたすみませんでした

Other forms

Te-form澄んですんで
Potential澄めるすめる
Passive澄まれるすまれる
Volitional澄もうすもう
Causative澄ませるすませる
Conditional澄めばすめば

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Transitive partner

澄む (it happens by itself)·澄ます (someone does it)

澄む describes something happening by itself. 澄ます describes someone doing it to something. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.

Words sharing kanji with 澄む

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