JLPT N2 Grammar (zu ni sumu)

Meaning

get by without doing ~

Level: JLPT N2

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Verb (ない root) ないずに済む
Exception: する => せずに済む
zu nu sumu ずに済む ずにすむ jlpt n2 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: 【ずにすむ】(zu ni sumu). Meaning: get by without doing ~.

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Example #1

ことしはすずしかったので、エアコンをつかわずにすみました。
kotoshi wa suzushikatta node, eakon o tsukawazu ni sumimashita.
This year was cool and I got by without using my air conditioner.
Example #2

ここではいちにちちゅうあめがふらずにすむことはほとんどない。
koko de wa ichinichichuu ame ga furazu ni sumu koto wa hotondo nai.
Hardly a day passes here without rain.
Example #3

そんをせずにすんだ。
son o sezu ni sunda.
I got off without any loss.
Example #4

わたしのともだちがじぶんのアパートにとめてくれたのでホテルにとまらずにですんだ。
watashi no tomodachi ga jibun no apaato ni tomete kureta node hoteru ni tomarazu ni sunda.
My friend let me stay at their apartment, so I got by without having to stay at a hotel.
Example #5

しなずにすんだのはまったくのこううんだった。
shinazu ni sunda no wa mattaku no kouun datta.
I escaped death by pure luck.
Example #6

かねをかりずにすむならかりはしません。
kane o karizu ni sumu nara kari wa shimasen.
I would not borrow money if I could help it.
Example #7

よやくしておいたおかげで、またずにすみました。
yoyaku shite oita okage de, matazu ni sumimashita.
I didn't have to wait thanks to making a reservation.
Example #8

ちこくしてしまったが、きちんとりゆうをせつめいしたらおこられずにすんだ。
chikoku shite shimatta ga, kichinto riyuu o setsumei shitara okorarezu ni sunda.
I was late, but explained a valid reason and got off without getting in trouble.

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