眠い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 眠い | 眠くない |
| Polite | 眠いです | 眠くないですalso 眠くありません |
| Past polite | 眠かったです | 眠くなかったですalso 眠くありませんでした |
| Past | 眠かった | 眠くなかった |
| Te-form | 眠くて | 眠くなくて |
| Adverbial | 眠く | |
| Conditional | 眠ければ | 眠くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 眠かったら | 眠くなかったら |
sleepy; drowsy
Describes the feeling of wanting to sleep, often due to tiredness, boredom, or warmth. A very common everyday word.
I couldn't sleep much last night, so I'm very sleepy today.
Listening to the lecture in a warm room, I gradually became drowsy.
During class, I was so sleepy I could barely stand it.
He got up rubbing his sleepy eyes.
I'm too sleepy to study.
眠気 is the noun for the state of sleepiness itself, while 眠い is the adjective meaning 'I am sleepy,' describing a person's condition.
眠い describes the feeling of being sleepy, whereas 眠れる (the potential form) describes the ability to actually fall asleep.
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
sleepy; drowsy
put to sleep; make someone sleep · kill; do someone in
sleep; go to sleep; fall asleep · die; rest in peace; lie buried · lie idle; lie unused; lie dormant · close one's eyes
sleep; sleepiness; beddy-bye
whitetip reef shark
sleepy-looking; sleepy-sounding
put to sleep; make someone sleep · kill; put down · leave unused; let something lie dormant
extreme sleepiness during pregnancy; pregnancy fatigue