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Conjugation of Japanese verb 眠る - sleep - nemuru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    ねむ
    nemu

    Meaning

    sleep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠る

    Reading

    ねむる
    nemuru

    Meaning

    to sleep / does sleep / will sleep

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    眠ない

    Reading

    ねむない
    nemunai

    Meaning

    to not sleep / does not sleep / will not sleep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠ます

    Reading

    ねむます
    nemumasu

    Meaning

    to sleep / does sleep / will sleep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠ません

    Reading

    ねむません
    nemumasen

    Meaning

    to not sleep / does not sleep / will not sleep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠た

    Reading

    ねむた
    nemuta

    Meaning

    did sleep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    眠なかった

    Reading

    ねむなかった
    nemunakatta

    Meaning

    did not sleep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠ました

    Reading

    ねむました
    nemumashita

    Meaning

    did sleep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠ませんでした

    Reading

    ねむませんでした
    nemumasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not sleep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠て

    Reading

    ねむて
    nemute

    Meaning

    sleep, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    眠ないで

    Reading

    ねむないで
    nemunaide

    Meaning

    not sleep, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    眠なくて

    Reading

    ねむなくて
    nemunakute

    Meaning

    not sleep, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠まして

    Reading

    ねむまして
    nemumashite

    Meaning

    sleep, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠ませんで

    Reading

    ねむませんで
    nemumasende

    Meaning

    not sleep, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    眠ろ

    Reading

    ねむろ
    nemuro

    Meaning

    sleep!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    眠よ

    Reading

    ねむよ
    nemuyo

    Meaning

    sleep! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    眠るな

    Reading

    ねむるな
    nemuruna

    Meaning

    do not sleep!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠なさい

    Reading

    ねむなさい
    nemunasai

    Meaning

    sleep!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    眠なさるな

    Reading

    ねむなさるな
    nemunasaruna

    Meaning

    do not sleep!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    眠てください

    Reading

    ねむてください
    nemutekudasai

    Meaning

    please sleep

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お眠ください

    Reading

    おねむください
    onemukudasai

    Meaning

    kindly sleep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠ないでください

    Reading

    ねむないでください
    nemunaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not sleep

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お眠なさいませ

    Reading

    おねむなさいませ
    onemunasaimase

    Meaning

    please sleep

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お眠なさいますな

    Reading

    おねむなさいますな
    onemunasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not sleep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠ている

    Reading

    ねむている
    nemuteiru

    Meaning

    is doing sleep / is sleep(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠ています

    Reading

    ねむています
    nemuteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing sleep / is sleep(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠ていません

    Reading

    ねむていません
    nemuteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing sleep / is not sleep(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠ていた

    Reading

    ねむていた
    nemuteita

    Meaning

    was doing sleep / was sleep(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠ていました

    Reading

    ねむていました
    nemuteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing sleep / was sleep(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠ていませんでした

    Reading

    ねむていませんでした
    nemuteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing sleep / was not sleep(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠よう

    Reading

    ねむよう
    nemuyou

    Meaning

    let's sleep / will sleep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    眠まい

    Reading

    ねむまい
    nemumai

    Meaning

    let's not sleep / will not sleep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠ましょう

    Reading

    ねむましょう
    nemumashou

    Meaning

    let's sleep / will sleep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠ますまい

    Reading

    ねむますまい
    nemumasumai

    Meaning

    let's not sleep / will not sleep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠るだろう

    Reading

    ねむるだろう
    nemurudarou

    Meaning

    will probably sleep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    眠ないだろう

    Reading

    ねむないだろう
    nemunaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not sleep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠るでしょう

    Reading

    ねむるでしょう
    nemurudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably sleep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠ないでしょう

    Reading

    ねむないでしょう
    nemunaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not sleep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠ただろう

    Reading

    ねむただろう
    nemutadarou

    Meaning

    probably did sleep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    眠なかっただろう

    Reading

    ねむなかっただろう
    nemunakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not sleep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠たでしょう

    Reading

    ねむたでしょう
    nemutadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did sleep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠なかったでしょう

    Reading

    ねむなかったでしょう
    nemunakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not sleep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠れば

    Reading

    ねむれば
    nemureba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does sleep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    眠なければ

    Reading

    ねむなければ
    nemunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not sleep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠たら

    Reading

    ねむたら
    nemutara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did sleep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    眠なかったら

    Reading

    ねむなかったら
    nemunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not sleep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠ましたら

    Reading

    ねむましたら
    nemumashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did sleep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠ませんでしたら

    Reading

    ねむませんでしたら
    nemumasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not sleep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠られる

    Reading

    ねむられる
    nemurareru

    Meaning

    can sleep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    眠られない

    Reading

    ねむられない
    nemurarenai

    Meaning

    cannot sleep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠られます

    Reading

    ねむられます
    nemuraremasu

    Meaning

    can sleep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠られません

    Reading

    ねむられません
    nemuraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot sleep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠させる

    Reading

    ねむさせる
    nemusaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) sleep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    眠させない

    Reading

    ねむさせない
    nemusasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) sleep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠させます

    Reading

    ねむさせます
    nemusasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) sleep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠させません

    Reading

    ねむさせません
    nemusasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) sleep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠られる

    Reading

    ねむられる
    nemurareru

    Meaning

    be sleep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    眠られない

    Reading

    ねむられない
    nemurarenai

    Meaning

    not be sleep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠られます

    Reading

    ねむられます
    nemuraremasu

    Meaning

    be sleep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠られません

    Reading

    ねむられません
    nemuraremasen

    Meaning

    not be sleep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    眠たり

    Reading

    ねむたり
    nemutari

    Meaning

    did things like sleep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    眠なかったり

    Reading

    ねむなかったり
    nemunakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like sleep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    眠ましたり

    Reading

    ねむましたり
    nemumashitari

    Meaning

    did things like sleep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    眠ませんでしたり

    Reading

    ねむませんでしたり
    nemumasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like sleep

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    眠たい

    Reading

    ねむたい
    nemutai

    Meaning

    want to sleep

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    眠たくない

    Reading

    ねむたくない
    nemutakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to sleep

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    眠たかった

    Reading

    ねむたかった
    nemutakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to sleep

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    眠たくなかった

    Reading

    ねむたくなかった
    nemutakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to sleep

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    眠たくて

    Reading

    ねむたくて
    nemutakute

    Meaning

    want to sleep, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    眠たくなくて

    Reading

    ねむたくなくて
    nemutakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to sleep, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    眠たく

    Reading

    ねむたく
    nemutaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to sleep

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    眠たければ

    Reading

    ねむたければ
    nemutakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to sleep

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    眠たくなければ

    Reading

    ねむたくなければ
    nemutakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to sleep

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    眠たかったら

    Reading

    ねむたかったら
    nemutakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to sleep

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    眠たくなかったら

    Reading

    ねむたくなかったら
    nemutakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to sleep

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    眠たさ

    Reading

    ねむたさ
    nemutasa

    Meaning

    the desire to sleep

Word Detail

    word

    眠る

    Meaning

    Sleep

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Sleep, Sleepy

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