Japanese

される

うなされる
Meaning: to moan in sleep from a nightmare; to be tormented in sleep
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 魘される 魘されない
Polite 魘されます 魘されません
Past 魘された 魘されなかった
Polite + Past 魘されました 魘されませんでした
Te-form 魘されて 魘されなくて
Potential 魘されられる 魘されられない
Passive 魘されられる 魘されられない
Causative 魘されさせる 魘されさせない
Imperative 魘されろ 魘されるな

Handwriting

魘
さ
れ
る

Example

On the night of his high fever, he moaned in his sleep from a nightmare.

Usage Notes

Used when someone asleep makes distressed sounds because of a bad dream, fever, or similar suffering. The cause is often marked with に, as in 悪夢に魘される.

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