Japanese

ゆめみる
Meaning: to dream of; to envision
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 夢見る 夢見ない
Polite 夢見ます 夢見ません
Past 夢見た 夢見なかった
Polite + Past 夢見ました 夢見ませんでした
Te-form 夢見て 夢見なくて
Potential 夢見られる 夢見られない
Passive 夢見られる 夢見られない
Causative 夢見させる 夢見させない
Imperative 夢見ろ 夢見るな

Handwriting

夢
見
る

Example sentences

He dreams of having his own shop someday.
彼はいまだ見ぬ世界を夢見ている。
He dreams of a world he has yet to see.
彼女は有名な小説家になることを夢見ている。
She dreams of becoming a famous novelist.
彼はオリンピックで金メダルを獲得することを夢見ている。
He dreams of winning a gold medal at the Olympics.
仙人になることを夢見て山にこもった。
He secluded himself in the mountains, dreaming of becoming an immortal wizard.
彼は芸能界で成功することを夢見ている。
He dreams of succeeding in the entertainment world.
彼はいつか有名な力士になることを夢見ている。
He dreams of becoming a famous sumo wrestler someday.
彼は一攫千金を夢見て、宝くじを買い続けた。
Dreaming of getting rich quick, he kept buying lottery tickets.
彼は若くして都会へ出て、立身出世を夢見た。
He went to the city at a young age and dreamed of rising in the world.
成功を夢見て起業したが、思わぬトラブルが続き、魚網鴻離の結果となった。
I started a business dreaming of success, but unexpected troubles followed, and it resulted in getting something I didn't want.

Usage Notes

Used both for literal dreaming during sleep and for metaphorical dreaming about future goals or ideals.

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