Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 眠る in Japanese
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眠る, 睡るJLPT 4
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Kana Readingねむる, ねぶる
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Romajinemuru, neburu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to sleep (not necessarily lying down)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to die
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to close one's eyes
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Examples of 眠る, 睡る, ねむる, ねぶる in a sentence
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It seems he spent many a night unable to sleep.
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My husband and daughter are fast asleep.
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I have to get to sleep! I've got classes tomorrow.
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To my side my wife, who I'm presently at odds with, lies sleeping.
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Fred's agitation has now subsided, and he's sleeping peacefully.
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I slept drowsily with a good feeling for about 2 hours, while rocked by the train.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 眠る
- Plain Polite
- 眠ります
- Negative
- 眠らない
- Negative Polite
- 眠りません
Past
- Plain
- 眠った
- Plain Polite
- 眠りました
- Negative
- 眠らなかった
- Negative Polite
- 眠りませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 眠って
- Plain Polite
- 眠りまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 眠られる
- Plain Polite
- 眠られます
- Negative
- 眠られない
- Negative Polite
- 眠られません