Meanings
- 1to sleep (lying down)ru-verbintransitive
- 2to go to bed; to lie in bedru-verbintransitive
- 3to lie downru-verbintransitive
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Conjugation
| Form | Conjugated | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Polite Present (~masu) | 寝ますねます | ねます |
| Polite Past (~mashita) | 寝ましたねました | ねました |
| Polite Negative (~masen) | 寝ませんねません | ねません |
| Plain Negative (~nai) | 寝ないねない | ねない |
| Te-form (Connecting) | 寝てねて | ねて |
| Plain Past (~ta) | 寝たねた | ねた |
| Potential (Can do) | 寝られるねられる | ねられる |
In a sentence
もうalready寝るsleepよ、おやすみgood night
I'm going to sleep, good night
How it works
もう (already) signals a shift — "it's time now". The verb 寝る (sleep) stays in plain dictionary form, so this is casual. The final よ (emphasis) tells the listener something they may not have realized — "I'm off to bed, just so you know". Then おやすみ (good night) closes it off as a set parting phrase.