- nereru to be able to sleep
Casual spoken Japanese; the potential form of 寝る, used when talking about whether one can fall asleep, often in casual or complaining contexts.
昨日は全然寝れなかった。
Kinō wa zenzen nerarenakatta.
I couldn't sleep at all yesterday.
静かだとすぐ寝れる。
Shizuka da to sugu nereru.
If it's quiet, I can fall asleep right away.
⚖️ Often confused with 眠れる (nemureru), which means being able to fall asleep naturally; 寝れる focuses more on managing to lie down and sleep.
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