JLPT N2 Grammar (nakute sumu)

Meaning

get by without doing ~

Level: JLPT N2

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Verb (ない root)なくて済む
ないで済む
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Learn Japanese grammar: 【なくてすむ】(nakute sumu) / 【ないですむ】(naide sumu). Meaning: get by without doing ~.

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Example #1

ははがくるまでむかえにきてくれたので、あるかなくてすみました。
haha ga kuruma de mukae ni kite kureta node, aruka nakute sumimashita.
My mother came to pick me up and so I didn't have to walk.
Example #2

amazonさえあればがいしゅつしなくて済む。
amazon sae areba gaishutsu shi nakute sumu.
As long as there is Amazon, we can get by without going outside.
Example #3

よやくしておいたおかげで、またなくてすみました。
yoyaku shite oita okage de, mata nakute ni sumimashita.
I didn't have to wait thanks to making a reservation.
Example #4

ともだちがおごってくれたのでおかねをはらわないですみました。
tomodachi ga ogotte kureta node okane o harawanaide sumimashita.
My friend treated me, so I didn't have to pay any money.
Example #5

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なくてすんだ。
watashi no tomodachi ga jibun no apaato ni tomete kureta node hoteru ni tomara nakute sunda.
My friend let me stay at their apartment, so I got by without having to stay at a hotel.
Example #6

ことしはすずしかったので、エアコンをつかわなくてすみました。
kotoshi wa suzushikatta node, eakon o tsukawa nakute sumimashita.
This year was cool and I got by without using my air conditioner.
Example #7

がっこうではみな、おなじせいふくをきるので、ふくのことでなやまなくてすみます。
gakkou de wa mina, onaji seifuku o kiru node, fuku no koto de nayama nakute sumimasu.
At school everyone wears the same school uniform, so I do not need to worry about clothes.

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