Definition of 眠い (ねむい)

ねむ

眠い

ねむい

nemui

adjective
sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
Other readings:
睡い【ねむい】
Related Kanji
sleep, die, sleepy
drowsy, sleep, die
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
眠い
ねむい
nemui
眠いです
ねむいです
nemuidesu
眠くない
ねむくない
nemukunai
眠くありません
ねむくありません
nemukuarimasen

眠くないです
ねむくないです
nemukunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
眠かった
ねむかった
nemukatta
眠かったです
ねむかったです
nemukattadesu
眠くなかった
ねむくなかった
nemukunakatta
眠くありませんでした
ねむくありませんでした
nemukuarimasendeshita

眠くなかったです
ねむくなかったです
nemukunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
眠かろう
ねむかろう
nemukarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
眠いだろう
ねむいだろう
nemuidarou
te-form
眠くて
ねむくて
nemukute
Adverb
眠く
ねむく
nemuku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
眠ければ
ねむければ
nemukereba
眠くなければ
ねむくなければ
nemukunakereba
Please note: These conjugation tables are auto-generated, and some forms may not be relevant or in normal usage for this word. If you find any errors please send feedback.
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 44 results)

いま
ねむ
眠い
I'm very sleepy now

No, I'm not sleepy

ねむ
眠い
I'm sleepy

すこ
少し
どくしょ
読書
わた
ねむ
眠く
I became very sleepy after a bit of reading

I always feel sleepy

I got very sleepy

おんがく
音楽
ねむ
眠く
I feel sleepy when I listen to soft music

Coffee keeps me awake

I'm very sleepy today, too

I fall asleep easily while watching television

くす
わた
ねむ
眠く
The medicine made me sleepy

かれ
たいへん
大変
ゆうかん
夕刊
He was too sleepy to read an evening paper

すうがく
数学
いちかん
1時間
べんきょ
勉強していたら
ねむ
眠く
I had been studying mathematics about an hour, when I felt sleepy

The child, with sleepy eyes, was sitting on the bench

I'm sleepy, so I am leaving now

No, I'm tired

Sleepy as I was, I managed to finish my homework

If you had not eaten so much, you would not be so sleepy now

Lately it seems that no matter how much I sleep, I stay tired. I wonder if I've come down with something strange

ねむ
眠く
わた
Feeling sleepy, I went to bed
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