JLPT N3 Grammar (te sumu)

Meaning

sufficient by; no problem to; resolve by ~

How to use

Verb (て form)済む
Noun + で
な-adjective + で
い-adjective + くて
te sumu て済む てすむ jlpt n3 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: 【てすむ】(te sumu). Meaning: sufficient by; no problem to; resolve by ~.

This can be conjugated to 済み (sumi), 済んだ (sunda), 済みます (sumimasu), etc.


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Example #1

そのよるはなんのじこもなくてすんだ。
sono yoru wa nan no jiko mo nakute sunda.
The night passed without any accidents.
Example #2

かねですむことならいくらでもだす。
kane de sumu koto nara ikura demo dasu.
If money can resolve this, I will give any amount.
Example #3

ちょうどねつがでたから、がっこういかなくてすんだ。
choudo netsu ga deta kara, gakkou ikanakute sunda.
I had a fever and so I didn't go to school.
Example #4

スマホのしゅうりにだしたが、2,000えんですんだ。
sumaho no shuuri ni dashita ga, 2,000 en de sunda.
I submitted my smatphone for repairs and got by with 2,000 yen.
Example #5

すこしおじかんいただけませんか、5ふんですみますから。
sukoshi ojikan itadakemasen ka, 5 fun de sumimasu kara.
Could you please wait a little bit longer? 5 minutes should be sufficient.
Example #6

よやくだったら、わざわざみせにいかなくても、でんわいっぽんですむよ。
yoyaku dattara, wazawaza mise ni ikanakutemo, denwa ippon de sumu yo.
If you need to make a reservation, there's no need to go all the way to the shop, it can be done with just 1 phone call.
Example #7

これでこれいじょうのぎむをおわなくてすむ。
kore de kore ijou no gimu o owanakute sumu.
That absolves me from further responsibility.
Example #8

たいふうがちかづいてきているから、あしたはがっこうにいかなくてすみそうだ。
taifuu ga chikazuite kiteiru kara, ashita gakkou ni ikanakute sumi sou da.
The typhoon is getting closer, so it looks like we won't need to go to school tomorrow.

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