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.
昨夜あまり寝られなかったので、今日はとても眠い。
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.
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