寝坊
ねぼう
sleeping in late
Nebou (寝坊) is an irregular verb meaning "sleeping in late". Its polite form is 寝坊します (neboushimasu), its te form is 寝坊して (neboushite), its past form is 寝坊した (neboushita), and its negative form is 寝坊しない (neboushinai).
Irregular verbJLPT N4
Nebou (寝坊) conjugation quick reference
寝坊 means "sleeping in late". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Nebou example sentences
今日、寝坊しました。
I slept in today.
毎日寝坊しません。
I don’t sleep in every day.
明日は寝坊しないでね。
Don’t sleep in tomorrow, okay?
How to use Nebou: grammar notes
•寝坊 is a "suru" verb, so to say “I slept in,” you say 寝坊しました (nebō shimashita).
•Use the particle に with 寝坊 to show what you slept in for—like 学校に寝坊しました (I slept in and missed school).
•Don’t say 寝坊をしました—while it’s grammatically okay, native speakers usually just say 寝坊しました for everyday situations.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Nebou
寝坊する
to oversleep / to sleep in
寝坊して遅刻した
I overslept and was late
明日寝坊しないようにする
I’ll try not to oversleep tomorrow
Nebou (寝坊) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 寝坊する | nebousuru |
| Masu Form | 寝坊します | neboushimasu |
| Te Form | 寝坊して | neboushite |
| Past Form | 寝坊した | neboushita |
| Negative Form | 寝坊しない | neboushinai |
| Past Negative | 寝坊しなかった | neboushinakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 寝坊します | neboushimasu |
| Polite Past | 寝坊しました | neboushimashita |
| Polite Negative | 寝坊しません | neboushimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 寝坊しませんでした | neboushimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 寝坊できる | neboudekiru |
| Passive Form | 寝坊される | nebousareru |
| Causative Form | 寝坊させる | nebousaseru |
| Causative Passive | 寝坊させられる | nebousaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 寝坊しよう | neboushiyou |
| Imperative Form | 寝坊しろ | neboushiro |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 寝坊すれば | nebousureba |
| Conditional (たら) | 寝坊したら | neboushitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 寝坊している | neboushiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 寝坊したい | neboushitai |
| Prohibition | 寝坊するな | nebousuruna |