Meanings
- 1sleepy; drowsy; somnolentい-adjective
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Conjugation
| Form | Conjugated | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Polite Present (~desu) | 眠いですねむいです | ねむいです |
| Polite Past (~katta desu) | 眠かったですねむかったです | ねむかったです |
| Polite Negative (~kunai desu) | 眠くないですねむくないです | ねむくないです |
| Plain Negative (~kunai) | 眠くないねむくない | ねむくない |
| Te-form (Connecting) | 眠くてねむくて | ねむくて |
| Adverbial (~ku) | 眠くねむく | ねむく |
In a sentence
I'm sleepy, going to bed
How it works
This is two short plain-form clauses dropped side by side, the way you'd mutter to yourself. First the i-adjective 眠い (sleepy) stands alone as a whole feeling — no subject, no copula needed. Then もう (already) sets up that the time has come, and the plain verb 寝る (sleep) states the plan. Plain form (no です (is) or ます (polite)) makes it sound casual and personal, almost like thinking out loud.