眠い - nemui | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

彼かれは眠ねむくて瞼まぶたが重おもかった。

karewa nemukute mabutaga omokatta.

His eyes were heavy with sleep.

16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

眠ねむかった

nemukatta

The past form

1. Was sleepy.; Was tired.

★ Common

Adjective

#10531

眠ねむく

nemuku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Sleepily; Tiredly

★ Common

Adjective

#10283

眠ねむくて

nemukute

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Sleepy and; Being sleepy, [then...]

★ Common

Adjective

#11473

眠ねむくない

nemukunai

The negative form

1. Not sleepy; Not asleep

★ Common

Adjective

#9440

眠ねむくなかった

nemukunakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't sleepy.; Wasn't tired.

★ Common

Adjective

#9210

Common 6 items

眠ねむいです

nemuidesu

The polite form

1. I am sleepy.; I am tired.

★ Common

Adjective

#8663

眠ねむかったです

nemukattadesu

The polite past form

1. Was sleepy.

★ Common

Adjective

#9380

眠ねむくありません

nemukuarimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not sleepy.; I am not sleepy.

★ Common

Adjective

#11397

眠ねむくありませんでした

nemukuarimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not sleepy.; Was not tired.

★ Common

Adjective

#9482

眠ねむくないです

nemukunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not sleepy.; Not tired.

★ Common

Adjective

#12130

眠ねむくなかったです

nemukunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not sleepy.; Was not tired.

★ Common

Adjective

#8898

Advanced 5 items

眠ねむいだろう

nemuidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably sleepy.; Likely tired.

★ Common

Adjective

#10335

眠ねむいと

nemuito

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when sleepy; When tired

★ Common

Adjective

#10573

眠ねむいなら

nemuinara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If sleepy; When sleepy

★ Common

Adjective

#8474

眠ねむかったら

nemukattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when sleepy; If/when tired

★ Common

Adjective

#8106

眠ねむければ

nemukereba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when sleepy; If/when tired

★ Common

Adjective

#11408

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