sakuya wa gussuri reta node, kesa wa kibun ga yokatta.

topic particle

Breakdown of sakuya wa gussuri reta node, kesa wa kibun ga yokatta.

• が: subject particle
• いい: good
• ので: reason particle

Questions & Answers about sakuya wa gussuri reta node, kesa wa kibun ga yokatta.

What does ぐっすり mean, and what kind of word is it?

ぐっすり means soundly, deeply, or a good, solid amount when talking about sleep.

It is an adverb, so it describes how the sleeping happened.

• ぐっすり眠る = to sleep soundly
• ぐっすり眠れた = was able to sleep soundly / slept well

It is a very common word with sleep, and it gives the sentence a natural, everyday feeling.

Why is it 眠れた instead of 眠った?

眠れた is the potential past form of 眠る, so literally it means was able to sleep.

• 眠った = slept
• 眠れた = could sleep / was able to sleep

In English, both may be translated simply as slept, but in Japanese the choice matters.

Here, 眠れた suggests:

• sleep happened successfully
• the speaker had no trouble sleeping
• this successful sleep is relevant to why they felt good in the morning

So ぐっすり眠れた is very natural as I slept soundly or more literally I was able to sleep soundly.

How is 眠れた formed?