avoir sommeil
to be or feel sleepy
Le bébé a commencé à crier parce qu’il avait sommeil.
The baby started to cry because he was sleepy.
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Avoir sommeil is an expression using the verb avoir. To use it, you must always conjugate the verb. Click here to see a complete conjugation of avoir.
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Our word is inspired by something that we spend about a third of our lives doing — sleeping.