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清む

to do

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Conjugation of 清む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
清む
sumu
I do
Present informal negative tense
清まない
sumanai
I don't do
Present formal tense
清みます
sumimasu
I do
Present formal negative tense
清みません
sen
I do not do
私/俺
Past informal tense
清んだ
sunda
I did
Past informal negative tense
清まなかった
sumanakatta
I didn't do
Past formal tense
清みました
shita
I do
Past formal negative tense
清みませんでした
sen deshita
I did not do
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
清め
sume
do
Imperative negative mood
清むな
sumu na
don't do
Imperative formal mood
清んでください
sunde kudasai
please do
Imperative formal negative mood
清まないでください
sumanai dekudasai
please do not do
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
清んで
sunde
do
Passive stem
清まれる
sumareru
did
Hypothetical tense
清め
sume
if I did
Hypothetical conditional stem
清めば
sumeba
did
私/俺
Volitional stem
清もう
sumō
will do
Potential stem
清める
sumeru
did
Continuative stem
清み
sumi
doing
Causative stem
清ませる
sumaseru
allow to do
私/俺
Imperfective stem
清ま
suma
do

Examples of 清む

すまない 色んなとこ探したけど...

I thought I looked everywhere for you. Hey, it's not your fault.

そう　すまない　忘れてた

You're right. I'm sorry. I forgot.

すまない

I promise. I promise. I'm sorry.

いや　すまない　さっきのは　嘘だ

Great, yeah. Just moving with the wind. No, I'm sorry.

すまない...

I'm so sorry.

わし等は悪魔を・ すんだ

We destroy demons.

気は　すんだ？

So are we good?

おや... すみ

Good... night.

すま...

Sorry.