Learn Hardcore Japanese: nebousuru

Usages of nebousuru

寝坊ねぼうしたん　です。　それで、　待まち合あわせ　に　遅おくれそう　です。nebousitan desu. sorede, matiawase ni okuresou desu.

I overslept. So I might be late for our meeting.

彼女かのじょ　は　寝坊ねぼうした　日ひ　は、　待まち合あわせ　の　時間じかん　を　変かえて　もらうこと　が　あります。kanozyo ha nebousita hi ha, matiawase no zikan wo kaete moraukoto ga arimasu.

On days when she oversleeps, she sometimes has the meeting time changed for her.

今朝けさ　は　寝坊ねぼうして、　もう少すこし　で　始発しはつ　に　乗のり遅おくれる　ところ　だった。kesa ha nebousite, mousukosi de sihatu ni noriokureru tokoro datta.

This morning I overslept and almost missed the first train.

朝あさ　寝坊ねぼうする　と、　電車でんしゃ　に　乗のり遅おくれます。asa nebousuru to, densya ni noriokuremasu.

If I oversleep in the morning, I miss the train.

寝坊ねぼうした　せいで、　始発しはつ　に　乗のり遅おくれました。nebousita seide, sihatu ni noriokuremasita.

Because I overslept, I missed the first train.

新あたらしい　目覚めざまし時計どけい　を　買かった　ので、　明日あした　は　寝坊ねぼうしない　はず　です。atarasii mezamasidokei wo katta node, asita ha nebousinai hazu desu.

I bought a new alarm clock, so I should not oversleep tomorrow.

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