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Originally Posted by berrypie
Here is my first question: what does 済む mean? I only know it means something like "to end" or "to complete". I don't know what it exactly means especially when it's attached after a negative て-form.
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I'm assuming that you're referring to phrases like しなくて済む, 行かなくて済む, etc.
This 済む means that:
you succeed without having to do something
you solve (a problem) without having to do something
you manage without doing something
Hope I'm talking about the 済む that you are talking about.