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Japanese
| Alternative spellings
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寢ぬ (kyūjitai)
寐ぬ
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Etymology
From Old Japanese.
Derived from 寝 (i, “sleep”, archaic) + 寝 (nu, modern 寝る (neru), “to sleep”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
寝ぬ • (inu) intransitive †nidan
- (obsolete) to sleep
- Synonyms: 眠る (nemuru), 寝る (neru)
Conjugation
| Stem forms
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| Irrealis (未然形)
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寝ね |
いね |
ine
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| Continuative (連用形)
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寝ね |
いね |
ine
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| Terminal (終止形)
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寝ぬ |
いぬ |
inu
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| Attributive (連体形)
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寝ぬる |
いぬる |
inuru
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| Realis (已然形)
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寝ぬれ |
いぬれ |
inure
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| Imperative (命令形)
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寝ねよ |
いねよ |
ineyo
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| Key constructions
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| Negative
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寝ねず |
いねず |
inezu
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| Contrasting conjunction
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寝ぬれど |
いぬれど |
inuredo
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| Causal conjunction
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寝ぬれば |
いぬれば |
inureba
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| Conditional conjunction
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寝ねば |
いねば |
ineba
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| Past tense (firsthand knowledge)
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寝ねき |
いねき |
ineki
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| Past tense (secondhand knowledge)
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寝ねけり |
いねけり |
inekeri
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| Perfect tense (conscious action)
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寝ねつ |
いねつ |
inetu
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| Perfect tense (natural event)
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寝ねぬ |
いねぬ |
inenu
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| Perfect-continuative tense
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寝ねたり |
いねたり |
inetari
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| Volitional
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寝ねむ |
いねむ |
inemu
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN