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I couldn’t fall asleep easily for some reason. Does this sound natural?
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A little unnatural
@komusubienglish not really. it usually means you weren’t able to fall asleep. If you want to say “It took some time to fall asleep, but I was eventually able to.” you could just say that.
It really depends on the time of day. for instance, if it was 1-5am, then it could mean you weren’t able to fall asleep. If it was 9-10am it could mean that you had trouble falling asleep.
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
I couldn’t fall asleep easily for some reason.
I couldn’t fall asleep easily for some reason.
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Does “I couldn’t fall asleep” means “It took some time to fall asleep but I could at last”?
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A little unnatural
@komusubienglish not really. it usually means you weren’t able to fall asleep. If you want to say “It took some time to fall asleep, but I was eventually able to.” you could just say that.
It really depends on the time of day. for instance, if it was 1-5am, then it could mean you weren’t able to fall asleep. If it was 9-10am it could mean that you had trouble falling asleep.
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