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寝苦しい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 寝苦しい | 寝苦しくない |
| Polite | 寝苦しいです | 寝苦しくないですalso 寝苦しくありません |
| Past polite | 寝苦しかったです | 寝苦しくなかったですalso 寝苦しくありませんでした |
| Past | 寝苦しかった | 寝苦しくなかった |
| Te-form | 寝苦しくて | 寝苦しくなくて |
| Adverbial | 寝苦しく | |
| Conditional | 寝苦しければ | 寝苦しくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 寝苦しかったら | 寝苦しくなかったら |
Meanings
1
unable to sleep well; difficult to sleep
Describes conditions that make sleeping uncomfortable, such as heat, humidity, noise, or worry. Often used with 夜 or 暑さ.
We've been having hot, sleepless nights.
I couldn't sleep well because of the noise next door.
Usage patterns
- 寝苦しい夜a night so hot or uncomfortable that it's hard to sleep
It looks like it's going to be another sleepless, sweaty night tonight.
- 寝苦しい暑さheat that makes it hard to sleep
I kept waking up because of the sweltering, sleep-ruining heat in August.
- 〈事〉で寝苦しいunable to sleep well because of ~
The humidity made it so hard to sleep that I woke up over and over.