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    変な夢を見た (hen na yume o mita) - I had a strange dream

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    neutral

    How it works

    This phrase uses the 'na-adjective + の + noun' structure (変な夢). '夢を見る' (yume o miru) literally means 'to see a dream', which is the standard Japanese idiom for 'to have a dream'. The verb '見る' (miru) is in its past tense form '見た' (mita) to indicate the dream occurred previously.

    Sample sentences

    昨夜、本当に変な夢を見たんだ。

    Last night, I really had a strange dream.

    子供の時に、よく変な夢を見たものです。

    When I was a child, I used to often have strange dreams.

    朝起きたら、変な夢を見たことを思い出しました。

    When I woke up this morning, I remembered having a strange dream.

    Quick facts

    wordBreakdown:[object Object]
    idiomaticExpression:While literally 'saw a strange dream', this is the natural way to say 'had a strange dream' in Japanese. The particle 'を' marks '夢' as the direct object of '見た'.

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    Example

    昨夜、本当に変な夢を見たんだ。

    Last night, I really had a strange dream.

    子供の時に、よく変な夢を見たものです。

    When I was a child, I used to often have strange dreams.

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