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2 July
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What is the difference between sleep （名詞） and sleeping （名詞） ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between sleep （名詞） and sleeping （名詞） ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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"sleeping" is a verb (動詞), not a noun (名詞).
"I need more sleep." - correct (noun)
"I need more sleeping." - not correct
"I think he's sleeping." - correct (verb)
"I think he's sleep." - not correct
"I think he's asleep." correct (adjective)
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"sleeping" is a verb (動詞), not a noun (名詞).
"I need more sleep." - correct (noun)
"I need more sleeping." - not correct
"I think he's sleeping." - correct (verb)
"I think he's sleep." - not correct
"I think he's asleep." correct (adjective)
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It can act as a noun sometimes I suppose. For example:
"It was so noisy last night, sleeping was impossible." (noun? verb?)
I would consider it a verb, but maybe it is a noun here.
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