眠る
ねむる
to sleep
Godan verbJLPT N4
Example Sentences
今夜は早く眠ります。
I will go to sleep early tonight.
昨日は遅くまで眠らなかった。
I didn't sleep until late yesterday.
猫がソファで眠っています。
The cat is sleeping on the sofa.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•"眠る" is a godan verb, so to make it past tense, just replace the final "る" with "た" to get "眠った", which means "slept".
•When you want to say that you're going to sleep, you can use the particle "に" with the destination of action and say "ベッドに眠る", which means "to sleep in bed".
•If you're not feeling well and want to take a nap, you can say "少し眠る", which means "to sleep a little".
•JLPT N4 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
早く眠るべきだ。
I should go to sleep early.
彼は深く眠っている。
He is sleeping deeply.
私は全然眠れなかった。
I couldn't sleep at all.
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
眠る
Masu Form
眠ります
Te Form
眠って
Past Form
眠った
Negative Form
眠らない
Past Negative
眠らなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
眠ります
Polite Past
眠りました
Polite Negative
眠りません
Polite Past Negative
眠りませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
眠れる
Passive Form
眠られる
Causative Form
眠らせる
Causative Passive
眠らされる
Volitional Form
眠ろう
Imperative Form
眠れ
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
眠れば
Conditional (たら)
眠ったら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
眠っている
Desire (たい)
眠りたい
Prohibition
眠るな