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Japanese word 眠たい: sleepy / tired / drowsy. Meanings and example sentences.

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眠たい (ねむたい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

眠たい (ねむたい) means sleepy / tired / drowsy.

See example sentences below.

眠たい at a glance

眠たい
ねむたいnemutai
N1adj
sleepy / tired / drowsy
眠たいねむたいnemutaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 眠たい

Core meaning

sleepy / tired / drowsy

Basic example sentences

Example 1

朝からずっと眠たいです。

Translation

I've been sleepy since morning.

Example 2

夜遅くまで起きてて眠たい。

Translation

I stayed up late at night and now I'm sleepy.

眠たい (ねむたい): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo