寝ぬ
See also: 寢ぬ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 寝 |
| い Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 寢ぬ (kyūjitai) 寐ぬ |
Etymology
From Old Japanese.
Derived from 寝 (i, “sleep”, archaic) + 寝 (nu, modern 寝る (neru), “to sleep”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [inɯ̟]
Verb
寝ぬ • (inu) intransitive †nidan
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "寝ぬ" (ナ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 寝ね | いね | ine |
| Continuative (連用形) | 寝ね | いね | ine |
| Terminal (終止形) | 寝ぬ | いぬ | inu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 寝ぬる | いぬる | inuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 寝ぬれ | いぬれ | inure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 寝ねよ | いねよ | ineyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 寝ねず | いねず | inezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 寝ぬれど | いぬれど | inuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 寝ぬれば | いぬれば | inureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 寝ねば | いねば | ineba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 寝ねき | いねき | ineki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 寝ねけり | いねけり | inekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 寝ねつ | いねつ | inetu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 寝ねぬ | いねぬ | inenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 寝ねたり | いねたり | inetari |
| Volitional | 寝ねむ | いねむ | inemu |
Derived terms
- 寝ねがて (inegate)
- 寝ね惚れる (inehoreru)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN