寝(ね)る

ねる

verb (ichidan)

to sleep, to go to bed

1. to sleep

To be in a state of sleep. The basic verb for sleeping.

もう寝(ね)る。

I'm going to sleep now.

よく寝(ね)た。

I slept well.

The baby is already sleeping.

I slept for eight hours yesterday.

I was tired, so I fell asleep on the train. I missed my stop.

2. to go to bed, to lie down

To get into bed or to lie down, whether or not one actually sleeps.

Go to bed early.

昨日(きのう)は十一時(じゅういちじ)に寝(ね)た。

I went to bed at 11 o'clock yesterday.

I had a cold, so I was lying in bed.

I'm tired, so I want to lie down in bed.

I go to bed at 12 o'clock every day and wake up at 7. I'm a little sleepy in the morning.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). No pair verb. Pattern: Xが寝(ね)る (X sleeps).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. 寝(ね)ている = 'is sleeping/asleep' (state).

COMMON PATTERNS:

Opposite: 起(お)きる (to wake up/get up).

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