〜てすむ

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The ～て済すむ pattern is a combination of a て form verb, い-adjective, or noun, and the verb 済すむ.

～て済すむ indicates that X is enough/sufficient, that some situation/action is resolved, or that someone "gets by with X".

E.g. 修理しゅうりしてすむなら、新あたらしいのを買かわなくていい。 "If you can solve the problem by repairing (it), you don't need to buy a new one."

The particle だけ + で can also be used in between verbs and 済すむ. For the 「(verb)だけで済すむ」 pattern, the verb does not have to be in its て form.

E.g. 地震じしんがあったけど、少すこし揺ゆれただけですみました。 "There was an earthquake but we got by with just a little shaking."

い-adjectives attach to 済すむ with their て form (～くて), and nouns with the て form of だ (で).

E.g. 荷物にもつは先さきに送おくったから、持もっていくものは少すくなくてすむね。 "You sent (some) luggage ahead of time, so you can by with taking a small amount of stuff, hey?"

E.g. ミーティングをすることはありません。メールですみますよ。 "There won't be a meeting. An email is sufficient."

Summary

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  ～て済すむ indicates that X is enough/sufficient, that some situation/action is resolved, or that someone "gets by with X"

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  ～て済すむ may be used with a て form verb, い-adjective, or noun

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  The particle だけ + で can also be used in between verbs and 済すむ