寝ねかす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

put to bed; let sleep

Used for putting a person (especially a child) to bed or letting someone sleep. Often implies tucking in or settling down.

See also: 寝かせる

• 子こどもを寝ねかす前まえに絵え本ほんを読よんであげた。

  I read a picture book to the child before putting them to bed.

• 疲つかれているなら、少すこし寝ねかしてあげよう。

  If you're tired, I'll let you sleep a little.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

lay down; put on its side

Used for laying an object down, especially on its side or flat. Common with bottles, boxes, or long items.

• ワインの瓶びんは寝ねかして保ほ存ぞんする。

  Wine bottles are stored lying down.

• 本ほん棚だなに本ほんを寝ねかして並ならべた。

  I laid the books flat on the bookshelf.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

let lie idle; set aside unused

Used for money, goods, or stock that is left unused, unsold, or not put to work. Often has a nuance of waste or dormancy.

• 銀ぎん行こうに預よ金きんを寝ねかしておくだけでは増ふえない。

  Just letting your savings sit idle in the bank won't make them grow.

• 倉そう庫こに在ざい庫こを寝ねかせたままにしている。

  We're leaving the stock sitting unsold in the warehouse.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

let ferment; age; let rise

Used for letting food or drink mature, ferment, or rise. Common with dough, wine, miso, or pickles.

• パン生き地じを一ひと晩ばん寝ねかすと、ふっくら焼やける。

  If you let the bread dough rise overnight, it bakes up fluffy.

• 味み噌そは半はん年とし以い上じょう寝ねかすとまろやかになる。

  Miso becomes mellow when aged for over half a year.