て済む
(Te sumu)
Indicates that a problem can be resolved or settled by a certain simple action or amount.
Connection rules
- +Verb (て-form) + 済む
- +Noun + で済む
Examples
1.
今回の事故は修理だけで済んでよかった。

Konkai no jiko ha shuuri dake de sun de yoka ta.
I'm glad this accident was settled just with repairs.
「Reporting a minor crash」
2.
謝って済むなら警察はいらない。

Ayama te sumu nara keisatsu ha ira nai.
If it could be settled by apologizing, we wouldn't need police.
「Strict confrontation」
Practice
This problem is not something that can be settled just by apologizing.
この問題は、ただ___ことではない。
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