How to say drowsy in Japanese

JLPTN4
眠い☆【ねむいnemui】睡い Inflection

adjective:

  • sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

Example Sentences

彼女kanojoはha夕食後yuushokugo眠くnemukuなったnatta。
She became drowsy after supper.
彼kareはha勉強benkyouをwo始めるhajimeruとtoどうしてdoushite眠気nemukeをwo催すmoyoosuのnoだろうかdarouka。
Why does he become drowsy whenever he begins to study?
ちょうどchoudo目を覚ましたmewosamashitaところtokoroでde私watashiはhaまだmada眠たかったnemutakatta。
I'd just woken up and was still drowsy.
なぜnaze彼kareはha勉強benkyouをwo始めるhajimeruとtoいつもitsumo眠くnemukuなるnaruのnoですdesuかka。
Why does he become drowsy whenever he begins to study?
昼過ぎhirusugiにniなるnaruとto時々tokidoki眠たくnemutakuなるnaru。
I sometimes feel drowsy in the early afternoon.

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