Japanese

らせる

ねむらせる
Meaning: to put to sleep, to make someone sleep
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 眠らせる 眠らせない
Polite 眠らせます 眠らせません
Past 眠らせた 眠らせなかった
Polite + Past 眠らせました 眠らせませんでした
Te-form 眠らせて 眠らせなくて
Potential 眠らせられる 眠らせられない
Passive 眠らせられる 眠らせられない
Causative 眠らせさせる 眠らせさせない
Imperative 眠らせろ 眠らせるな

Example

赤ちゃんをベッドに眠らせた
I put the baby to sleep in the bed.

Usage Notes

The causative form of 眠る (to sleep). Can also be used figuratively to mean 'to kill' or 'to leave unused'.

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