寝入る
ねいる
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to fall asleep- to sleep soundly
- to become dull; to lose vigour; to slacken
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 寝入るねいる | 寝入りますねいります |
| Negative | 寝入らないねいらない | 寝入りませんねいりません |
| Past | 寝入ったねいった | 寝入りましたねいりました |
| Past negative | 寝入らなかったねいらなかった | 寝入りませんでしたねいりませんでした |
| Te-form | 寝入ってねいって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 寝入れるねいれる |
| Passive | 寝入られるねいられる |
| Causative | 寝入らせるねいらせる |
| Volitional | 寝入ろうねいろう |
| Imperative | 寝入れねいれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 寝入ればねいれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 寝入ったらねいったら |
Example sentences
赤ん坊は寝入った。
The baby has fallen asleep.
トムはすぐに寝入った。
Tom quickly fell asleep.
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While he was studying, he fell asleep.
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The children all had gone to sleep before it got dark.
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I fell asleep reading a book.
More examples (10)
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Sitting over my book, I fell asleep.
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The baby cried itself to sleep.
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He fell asleep immediately.
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The child soon fell asleep in the bed.
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The baby cried itself to sleep.
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That child soon fell asleep.
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Left to itself, the baby cried itself to sleep.
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I had hardly fallen asleep when the telephone rang.
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She fell fast asleep over a study aid.
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My sister would often cry to sleep when she was a baby.