(ねころ)

ねころぶ
godan verb
to lie down, to sprawl
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present寝転(ねころ)寝転(ねころ)ばない
Present polite寝転(ねころ)びます寝転(ねころ)びません
Past寝転(ねころ)んだ寝転(ねころ)ばなかった
Past polite寝転(ねころ)びました寝転(ねころ)びませんでした
て form寝転(ねころ)んで寝転(ねころ)ばなくて
ている present寝転(ねころ)んでいる寝転(ねころ)んでいない
ている polite寝転(ねころ)んでいます寝転(ねころ)んでいません
ている past寝転(ねころ)んでいた寝転(ねころ)んでいなかった
ている past polite寝転(ねころ)んでいました寝転(ねころ)んでいませんでした
Conditional ば寝転(ねころ)べば寝転(ねころ)ばなければ
Conditional たら寝転(ねころ)んだら寝転(ねころ)ばなかったら
Volitional寝転(ねころ)ぼう
Volitional polite寝転(ねころ)びましょう
Potential寝転(ねころ)べる寝転(ねころ)べない
Passive寝転(ねころ)ばれる寝転(ねころ)ばれない
Causative寝転(ねころ)ばせる寝転(ねころ)ばせない
Imperative寝転(ねころ)寝転(ねころ)ぶな
1. to lie down, to sprawl
To lie down in a relaxed, casual manner, often on the floor, sofa, or grass.
ソファ寝転(ねころ)んだ。
I lay down on the sofa.
(たたみ)(うえ)寝転(ねころ)んだ。
I lay down on the tatami.
I lay on the grass and looked up at the sky.
On hot days, I like lying down in my room reading books.
I was lying on a park bench, gazing absently at the blue sky visible through the leaves.
2. to lounge, to laze around
To lie down in a leisurely way while relaxing.
(ねこ)がごろんと寝転(ねころ)んだ。
The cat rolled over.
(いぬ)芝生(しばふ)(うえ)寝転(ねころ)んでいる。
The dog is rolling around on the grass.
The children are rolling around playing on the futon.
(あか)ちゃんベッド(うえ)寝転(ねころ)んでいた。
The baby was happily rolling over on the bed.
In the warm sunshine, the puppies were rolling around happily on the sand, playing together.

寝転(ねころ)ぶ is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)) meaning to lie down casually.

COMPOUND STRUCTURE:

ASPECT (ている):
寝転(ねころ)んでいる indicates a state of lying down.

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VARIANT:

NUANCE:
Casual, relaxed lying down—not the formal act of going to bed (()). Implies a leisurely, comfortable position.

[Register: Casual to Neutral]