Word
痛み で 眠れません。itami de nemuremasen.
Meaning
I cannot sleep because of the pain.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about itami de nemuremasen.
How is this sentence read?
It is read:
いたみで ねむれません。
- 痛み = いたみ
- で = で
- 眠れません = ねむれません
In normal Japanese writing, it would usually be written without spaces:
痛みで眠れません。
What does 痛み mean here, and why is it not 痛い?
痛み is a noun meaning pain.
- 痛い is an i-adjective meaning painful / hurts
- 痛み is the thing itself: pain
So:
- 痛い = it hurts / painful
- 痛み = pain
In this sentence, the speaker is saying that pain is the reason they cannot sleep, so the noun 痛み fits naturally.
What does the particle で mean in this sentence?