寝る
ねる
to sleep; to go to sleep; to go to bed
Neru (寝る) is an ichidan verb meaning "to sleep". Its polite form is 寝ます (nemasu), its te form is 寝て (nete), its past form is 寝た (neta), and its negative form is 寝ない (nenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N5
Neru (寝る) conjugation quick reference
寝る means "to sleep". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Neru example sentences
毎日十時に寝ます。
I go to bed at 10 o'clock every day.
昨日、早く寝ました。
I went to bed early yesterday.
今晩は寝ません。
I won't sleep tonight.
How to use Neru: grammar notes
•Use 寝る with the particle に to say when or where you go to sleep, like 10時に寝る (go to bed at 10 o’clock) or ベッドに寝る (sleep in bed).
•Don’t use を with 寝る—unlike English, you don’t “sleep something”; just say 寝る by itself.
•To say "I want to sleep," use 寝たい, as in もう寝たい (I want to sleep already).
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Neru
もう寝る
I'm going to bed / I'm going to sleep
寝ないで
Don't sleep / Stay awake
寝坊した（ねぼうした）
I overslept
Neru (寝る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 寝る | neru |
| Masu Form | 寝ます | nemasu |
| Te Form | 寝て | nete |
| Past Form | 寝た | neta |
| Negative Form | 寝ない | nenai |
| Past Negative | 寝なかった | nenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 寝ます | nemasu |
| Polite Past | 寝ました | nemashita |
| Polite Negative | 寝ません | nemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 寝ませんでした | nemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 寝られる | nerareru |
| Passive Form | 寝られる | nerareru |
| Causative Form | 寝させる | nesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 寝させられる | nesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 寝よう | neyou |
| Imperative Form | 寝ろ | nero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 寝れば | nereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 寝たら | netara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 寝ている | neteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 寝たい | netai |
| Prohibition | 寝るな | neruna |