済む (mu)

Meaning & usage

Take/cost/need/etc. only ~; do/manage (without/only with); get by/get away (without/only with); be let off (without/only with); be enough (if); be all right (if); not to have to: there is no need for | A verb that means “to be finished; to do (in the sense of being enough)”.

Example sentences 16

1. 15キロオーバーだったが、幸い警告だけで済んだ。

   It was 15 km/hr above (the speed limit), but fortunately I got off with just a warning.

2. あまり難しい日本語ではなかったので、辞書なしで済んだ。

   Because the Japanese (in it) was not very difficult, I managed (to read it) without a dictionary.

3. ここからは地下鉄でどこへでも行けるから車がなくても済む。

   From here we can go anywhere by subway, so we don't need a car.

4. この方法だと今のシステムの大部分がそのまま使えるので、新たな投資が最小で済む。

   Because this approach would allow us to use most of the current system, we could get by with a minimal new investment.

5. この程度の翻訳なら3日で済むだろう。

   Three days should be enough for a translation like this.

6. これは黙っていて済む問題ではない。

   This is not the kind of problem where you can get away with staying silent.

7. こんな大きな失敗をして「ごめん」「知らなかった」では済まない。

   You can't excuse a major mistake like this just by saying, "Sorry," or "I didn't know."

8. ちょっと顔を見せるだけで済むと思う。

   I think just showing up for a while will be enough.

9. ヘルメットをかぶっていたので、怪我が軽くて済んだ。

   Because I was wearing a helmet, I suffered only minor injuries.

10. 奨学金をもらったので、お金を借り{ずに/なくて(も)/ないで}済むと思う。

    I've been given a scholarship, so I think I can get by without borrowing money.

11. 徒歩あるいは自転車で済むところへ車で行く無駄をしていませんか。

    Aren't you being wasteful by driving places where you could walk or go by bicycle?

12. 旅行先ではどこでもクレジットカードが使えたので、現金がなくても済んだ。

    Everywhere I travelled I was able to use my credit card, so I could travel without cash.

13. 解約したい時は、入会金だけ損をすれば済む。

    When you want to cancel the agreement, all you will lose is the enrolment fee.

14. 謝って済むことと済まないことがある。

    Sometimes an apology is not enough. (literally: There are things that can be settled by apologizing and things that cannot.)

15. 電動自転車はモーターの力だけで動くことはないから、法律上「自転車」とされ、運転免許もヘルメットもなしで済む。

    Because electric bicycles are not powered solely by motor, the law classifies them as bicycles, so you can ride them without either a driver's license or a helmet.

16. 面接は20分で済んだ。

    The interview took only 20 minutes.