～てすむ/～ですむ

Today’s Grammar Point:  ～てすむ/～ですむ

すむ（済む） has a few meanings but if it is used after a てform verb/adjective or a noun + で, ～て/で すむ means “to be settled with/by ～” or “～ is enough to…”

Connections

• [てform verb/adjective] + すむ
• [noun] + で + すむ

Examples

あやまって済すむことではない。
It is not something that can be settled with an apology.

お金かねを払はらって済すめばいいのだけれど、そういう訳わけにはいかないだろう。
It would be good if you could settle the matter by just paying for it but I don’t think that would be the case.

今日きょうは買かい物ものに行いかなくて済すんだ。
I didn’t have to go shopping today.

きょうの夕食ゆうしょくは安やすくて済すんだ。
We were lucky to have cheap dinner today.

車くるまでの旅行りょこうは、手荷物てにもつが少すくなくて済すむからいい。
Traveling by car is good because it requires less hand luggage.

その程度ていどのケガで済すんで良よかった。
I’m glad that you escaped the situation with that little injury.

前髪まえがみを切きるだけなら五分ごふんで済すみますよ。
Just cutting your bangs would take only 5 minutes.

罰金ばっきんで済すみました。
I only had to pay some fine.

停学ていがくになると思おもったけど、反省文はんせいぶんを書かくだけで済すみました。
I thought I would be suspended, but all I had to do was to write a reflection statement.

金かねで済すむならいくらでも出だす。
If money can settle it, I will pay any amount.

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