眠る
ねむる · nemuru
To sleep
- to die, to rest (in peace), to lie (buried), to sleep (in the grave)
- to lie idle (e.g. of resources), to lie unused, to lie untapped, to lie untouched
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 眠りますねむります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 眠りませんねむりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 眠りましたねむりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 眠りませんでしたねむりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 眠りましょうねむりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 眠りねむり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 眠りたいねむりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 眠りながらねむりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 眠ってねむって |
| Plain past (た形) | 眠ったねむった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 眠ったらねむったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 眠っているねむっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 眠らないねむらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 眠らなかったねむらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 眠らなくてねむらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 眠れるねむれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 眠ればねむれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 眠れねむれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 眠ろうねむろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 眠られるねむられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 眠らせるねむらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 眠らされるねむらされる |
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What does 眠る mean?
To sleep. It can also mean: to die, to rest (in peace), to lie (buried), to sleep (in the grave); to lie idle (e.g. of resources), to lie unused, to lie untapped, to lie untouched.
How do you pronounce 眠る?
ねむる (nemuru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 眠る?
JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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