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済む

manage without having to; get by with, be settled; be enough to resolve it

済 manage without having to; get by with + む Plain non-past
verb · present tense Uncommon #19,934
manage without having to; get by with Used when an action or burden can be avoided, or the outcome is limited; often follows 〜ずに or 〜だけで.
JA: これでこれ以上の義務を負わなくて済む。
EN: This way, I won’t have to take on any more obligations.
Conjugation of 済む
Present
済む済みません

そうならないで済むんだ

It doesn't have to come to that.

— ファニーゲーム (1997)

“ちょっと失敗した”で済むか！

You can’t just write it off as “a little mistake”!

— 続・夕陽のガンマン (1966)

この方がいいの色々考えなくて済むでしょ？

This way is better—you won't have to worry about so many things, right?

— 恋する惑星 (1994)

せずに済むなら誰もこんなことはしない。

If they could get away without doing it, no one would do this.

連中を怒らせてタダで済むかい

You think you can piss them off and get away with it?

— カンフーハッスル (2004)

あなたがただ手紙を書くだけで、あなたの父親は多くのことを心配しなくて済むだろう。

If you would just write a letter, your father wouldn’t have to worry about so many things.

そっちならずっと安く済む。

That way, it'll be much cheaper.

verb · present tense Rare #21,594
be settled; be enough to resolve it Used when something is finished or taken care of, or when something is treated as sufficient to settle a matter.
JA: 謝れば済むと思っているの？
EN: Do you think an apology will be enough to settle it?
Conjugation of 済む
Present
済む済みません

奴を殺せば済む

All we have to do is kill him.

— 荒野の用心棒 (1964)

泣くのか…それで済むと思うのか？

You think crying will make this all go away?

— きっと、うまくいく (2009)

一瞬で済む

It’ll be over in an instant.

— オープン・ユア・アイズ (1997)

それが済むまで、ここを離れるなよ。

Don't leave here until it's done.

すぐ済むから

It'll be over soon.

— ANORA アノーラ (2024)

起きてから謝れば済む

You can just apologize after it happens.

— レザボア・ドッグス (1992)

マリソルの居場所さえ言えば済む事だ

All I have to do is tell them where Marisol is.

— 荒野の用心棒 (1964)

試験が済むまでは忙しくて暇がないだろうと思います。

I think I’ll be busy and won’t have any free time until the exams are over.