Korean

잠들다

잠들다
Meaning: to fall asleep; to go to sleep
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 잠들다
Present 잠든다
Polite 잠들아요
Formal 잠듭니다
Past 잠들았다
Past + Polite 잠들았어요
Guess + Polite 잠들겠어요
Connective 잠들고
Conditional 잠들면
Volitional 잠들자
Imperative 잠들아라
Imperative + Polite 잠드세요
Attributive 잠들는 / 잠들은 / 잠들을

Example sentences

The baby fell asleep in the bed.
아기가 엄마 등에 업혀 잠들었다.
The baby fell asleep carried on mom's back.
문을 살짝 열어보니 고양이가 잠들어 있었다.
I opened the door slightly and saw the cat was sleeping.
편안한 베개를 베고 잠들었습니다.
I fell asleep on a comfortable pillow.
잠든 아기의 따뜻한 숨결이 내 뺨에 느껴졌다.
I could feel the sleeping baby's warm breath on my cheek.
아기는 잠든 강아지를 조심스레 만졌다.
The baby carefully touched the sleeping puppy.
아기가 색색 소리를 내며 잠들어 있다.
The baby is sleeping soundly with soft breathing sounds.
쏟아지는 졸음을 이기지 못하고 잠들었다.
I couldn't overcome the pouring drowsiness and fell asleep.
그 영화는 너무 지루해서 보다 잠들었어요.
The movie was so boring that I fell asleep while watching it.

Usage Notes

Refers to the act of entering a state of sleep. Can also be used metaphorically for something becoming quiet or ceasing activity.

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