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すんでの事 (すんでのこと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
adverb
almost ; very nearly ; on the verge of
usually written using kana alone
Used adverbially, often with ところだった or similar expressions, to describe a situation that almost happened but was narrowly avoided. Typically implies a close call or a near miss.
It was very nearly a major accident.
Written forms すんでの 事こと
Most common kanji-kana mixed spelling. The reading すんでのこと is standard.
既の事
已すんで の 事こと
Rare kanji variant using 已 instead of 既.
すでのこと
すってのこと
Kanji 既 previously, already, long ago Similar words 危あや うく Also means 'almost' or 'narrowly', but 危うく is more common in everyday speech and can be used in both positive and negative outcomes. すんでの事 is more literary and emphasizes a close call, often with a sense of relief that something was avoided.
もう 少すこ しで A more colloquial and versatile expression for 'almost'. すんでの事 is more formal and dramatic, often used in written narratives.
Etymology Derived from the classical Japanese verb 済む (すむ, 'to finish, to be over') in its negative form 済まない (すまない, 'not finished') with the particle の and 事 (こと, 'thing'). The phrase originally meant 'a matter not yet settled', evolving to mean 'on the verge of something happening'. The alternative readings すってのこと and すでのこと are older or dialectal variants.
