Japanese

ごす

ねすごす
Meaning: to oversleep
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 寝過ごす 寝過ごさない
Polite 寝過ごします 寝過ごしません
Past 寝過ごした 寝過ごさなかった
Polite + Past 寝過ごしました 寝過ごしませんでした
Te-form 寝過ごして 寝過ごさなくて
Potential 寝過ごせる 寝過ごせない
Passive 寝過ごされる 寝過ごされない
Causative 寝過ごさせる 寝過ごさせない
Imperative 寝過ごせ 寝過ごすな

Handwriting

寝
過
ご
す

Example

I carelessly overslept and ended up being late for the meeting.

Usage Notes

Means sleeping past the intended time to wake up.

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