寝る（ねる）
JLPT N4 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to sleep / go to bed
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 寝ます | ねます |
| te-form | 寝て | ねて |
| ta-form (past) | 寝た | ねた |
| nai-form (negative) | 寝ない | ねない |
| potential form | 寝られる | ねられる |
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Example sentences
- 昨日は夜十二時に寝た。 — Last night I went to sleep at twelve.
- 疲れたので今日は早く寝る。 — I'm tired, so I'm going to bed early today.
Idioms & proverbs containing “寝る”
- 寝る子は育つ (ねるこはそだつ) — sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
- 寝るほど楽はなかりけり (ねるほどらくはなかりけり) — there is nothing better than sleeping
- 食べてすぐ寝ると牛になる (たべてすぐねるとうしになる) — do not go lie down after eating (because it is considered rude); if you lie down soon after eating, you will become a cow
- 泥のように寝る (どろのようにねる) — to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
- 枕を高くして寝る (まくらをたかくしてねる) — to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
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