Hanamaruhanamaru

ねむい

眠い

sleepy

nemui

JLPT
N4
Frequency
#9,158

Meanings

  1. 1
    sleepy; drowsy; somnolentadj-i

JMdict 1529330

In a sentence

ねむい眠いsleepyもうalreadyねる寝るsleep

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 眠いねむい (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 寝るねる (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.

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