寝る
ねる
hepburn neru
to sleep, to lie down
Part of speech · ichidan-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 昨日は早く寝ました。I went to bed early yesterday.
- 何時に寝ますか。What time do you sleep?
Collocations
早く寝る遅く寝る寝る前 (before sleeping)寝坊する (oversleep)寝室 (bedroom)
Mnemonic
寝る neru — ichidan. Means both "go to sleep" (action) and "lie down". Ongoing state: 寝ている "is sleeping". Paired with 起きる okiru (wake up). The action vs state distinction needs ~ている in Japanese.
Quick check
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