Word〜て すみません〜te sumimasenMeaningI'm sorry for ...Part of speechphrasePronunciationCourseJapaneseLessonUsing 〜て すみません to say I'm sorry for ...Breakdown of 〜te sumimasenすみませんsumimasenI'm sorry; pardon me; thank you〜て〜teverb suffix for forming the imperative, among other thingsUsages of 〜te sumimasen遅おくれて すみません。okurete sumimasen.I'm sorry for being late.