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VocabJLPT N3

sleepy

い-Adjective

Definitions

1. sleepy
2. drowsy

This i-adjective expresses the feeling of being sleepy or drowsy. It describes the physical sensation of wanting to sleep, and is commonly used in everyday conversation to express tiredness.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I'm so sleepy — I'll leave it to tomorrow's me.

Sentence 2

After dealing with the visitor, I suddenly got very sleepy.

Sentence 3

Why is it that the more I sit at my desk, the sleepier I get?

Sentence 4

"All these numbers on the news are putting me to sleep," my dad muttered.

Sentence 5

I'm dead tired right now — seriously, are we still not done?