What does 澄む mean?
澄む is a Japanese verb meaning “to become clear, to become transparent” 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 sentence
水が底まで澄んでいる。
The water is clear to the bottom.
Conjugation of 澄む
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.