眠る
ねむる
to sleep
Nemuru (眠る) is a godan verb meaning "to sleep". Its polite form is 眠ります (nemurimasu), its te form is 眠って (nemutte), its past form is 眠った (nemutta), and its negative form is 眠らない (nemuranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Nemuru (眠る) conjugation quick reference
眠る means "to sleep". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Nemuru 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.
How to use Nemuru: grammar notes
•"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 with Nemuru
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.
Nemuru (眠る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 眠る | nemuru |
| Masu Form | 眠ります | nemurimasu |
| Te Form | 眠って | nemutte |
| Past Form | 眠った | nemutta |
| Negative Form | 眠らない | nemuranai |
| Past Negative | 眠らなかった | nemuranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 眠ります | nemurimasu |
| Polite Past | 眠りました | nemurimashita |
| Polite Negative | 眠りません | nemurimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 眠りませんでした | nemurimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 眠れる | nemureru |
| Passive Form | 眠られる | nemurareru |
| Causative Form | 眠らせる | nemuraseru |
| Causative Passive | 眠らされる | nemurasareru |
| Volitional Form | 眠ろう | nemurou |
| Imperative Form | 眠れ | nemure |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 眠れば | nemureba |
| Conditional (たら) | 眠ったら | nemuttara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 眠っている | nemutteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 眠りたい | nemuritai |
| Prohibition | 眠るな | nemuruna |