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〜ずに済む・〜ないで済む

get away without, not have to

Verb ない-form minus ない + ずに済む · ない-form + で済む

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ずに済む means you managed to avoid something you expected to have to do, usually with relief: 友達が車で送ってくれたので、タクシーを使わずに済んだ, "a friend gave me a lift, so I didn't have to take a taxi". 済む means "to be settled, to end".

It's built like ずに (N4): 使わない → 使わずに済む. ないで済む means the same and is more common in speech.

The first half usually explains what saved you: booking early, having insurance, someone's help. It often appears in the past, 済んだ.

A related phrase, で済む after a noun, means "it ends with just that": 謝るだけで済む問題じゃない, "it's not a problem an apology will fix".

Examples

  • 友達ともだちが車くるまで送おくってくれたので、タクシーを使つかわずに済すんだ。

    A friend gave me a lift, so I didn't have to take a taxi.

  • 早はやめに予約よやくしたので、並ならばずに済すんだ。

    I booked early, so I didn't have to queue.

  • 薬くすりを飲のめば、手術しゅじゅつを受うけずに済すむ。

    If you take the medicine, you won't need surgery.

  • 保険ほけんに入はいっていたので、お金かねを払はらわずに済すんだ。

    I was insured, so I didn't have to pay anything.

  • 謝あやまってくれたので、大おおきな問題もんだいにならずに済すんだ。

    They apologised, so it didn't turn into a big problem.

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