To not sleep in Japanese 🇯🇵

ねない info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word 'ねない':

1. Sound association: The word "ねない" (nenai) sounds like a child saying "nay" to sleeping.
2. Mnemonic: Picture a character named "Nai" who never wants to sleep. "Ne" is the root for "to sleep" (寝る, neru), and "nai" is a common suffix meaning "not."
3. Visual cue: Picture a clock showing late night, indicating it's "nenai" time.

Explanations:
– 'ねない' (nenai) is the negative form of the verb '寝る' (neru), which means "to sleep." Thus, 'ねない' means "to not sleep."

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 眠らない (nemuranai): This also means "not to sleep" but uses a different verb root (眠る, nemuru).

Conjugations of ねない (nenai):
– Present Negative: ねない (nenai) – not sleep
– Past Negative: ねなかった (nenakatta) – did not sleep
– Present Affirmative: ねる (neru) – to sleep
– Past Affirmative: ねた (neta) – slept

Examples of sentences that use ねない (nenai):
1. 今夜は全然ねない。
– (Kon'ya wa zenzen nenai.)
– I won’t sleep at all tonight.

2. 子供が遅くまでねないで遊んでいる。
– (Kodomo ga osoku made nenaide asonde iru.)
– The child is playing and not sleeping until late.

3. こんなにうるさかったら、ねないよ。
– (Konna ni urusakattara, nenai yo.)
– If it's this noisy, I won't sleep.

4. 試験の前はいつもねないで勉強する。
– (Shiken no mae wa itsumo nenaide benkyou suru.)
– Before exams, I always study without sleeping.

5. 彼は心配してねないかもしれない。
– (Kare wa shinpai e nenai kamoshirenai.)
– He might not sleep because he is worried.

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