夢見る・夢みる|ゆめみるyumemiru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- ichidan verb, transitive verbto dream (of)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 夢見る(ゆめみる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 夢見ます(ゆめみます) |
| Negative (nai) | 夢見ない(ゆめみない) |
| polite (masen) | 夢見ません(ゆめみません) |
| classical zu / nu | 夢見ず・夢見ぬ(ゆめみず・ゆめみぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 夢見た(ゆめみた) |
| polite (mashita) | 夢見ました(ゆめみました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 夢見なかった(ゆめみなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 夢見ませんでした(ゆめみませんでした) |
| Te form | 夢見て(ゆめみて) |
| Potential | 夢見られる(ゆめみられる) |
| Passive | 夢見られる(ゆめみられる) |
| Causative | 夢見させる(ゆめみさせる) |
| Causative passive | 夢見させられる(ゆめみさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 夢見れば(ゆめみれば) |
| tara | 夢見たら(ゆめみたら) |
| Volitional | 夢見よう(ゆめみよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 夢見ましょう(ゆめみましょう) |
| Imperative | 夢見ろ(ゆめみろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym夢を見るゆめをみるNeutralA set phrase for dreaming, also for losing yourself in fantasy. Can refer to dreams during sleep, while 「夢見る」 usually means yearning for the future.
- Related夢想むそうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for dreams and fantasies; stresses unrealistic notions, as in 「夢想だにしない」.
- Antonym覚めるさめるNeutralAntonym: to wake or sober up, also to be disillusioned; the opposite of 「夢見る」 in its dreaming sense.
Use 「夢見る」 for yearning for ideals or dreaming of the future, as in 「夢見る少女」「成功を夢見る」. For dreaming in your sleep say 「夢を見る」; for idle fantasy use 「夢想」. The antonym is 「覚める」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


