覚ます
さます
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of)
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to awaken; to arouse from sleep- to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of)
- to sober up
- to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 覚ますさます | 覚ましますさまします |
| Negative | 覚まさないさまさない | 覚ましませんさましません |
| Past | 覚ましたさました | 覚ましましたさましました |
| Past negative | 覚まさなかったさまさなかった | 覚ましませんでしたさましませんでした |
| Te-form | 覚ましてさまして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 覚ませるさませる |
| Passive | 覚まされるさまされる |
| Causative | 覚まさせるさまさせる |
| Volitional | 覚まそうさまそう |
| Imperative | 覚ませさませ |
| Conditional (ば) | 覚ませばさませば |
| Conditional (たら) | 覚ましたらさましたら |
Example sentences
さあ、目を覚まして。
Come on, wake up.
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A noise woke her up.
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He was awoken by the noise.
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I wake up at half past six in the morning.
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I woke up at five this morning.
More examples (10)
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A sudden crack of thunder broke his sleep.
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That's enough! Open your eyes and wake up now!
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Tom woke up early this morning.
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She woke up on her own.
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Has the baby woken up?
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What woke you up?
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Tom wakes up at eight in the morning.
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Tom woke up 4 hours later.
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They wake up at six every morning.
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When he awoke it was day.