覚める
さめる
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to wake; to wake up- to become sober; to sober up; to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)
- to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 覚めるさめる | 覚めますさめます |
| Negative | 覚めないさめない | 覚めませんさめません |
| Past | 覚めたさめた | 覚めましたさめました |
| Past negative | 覚めなかったさめなかった | 覚めませんでしたさめませんでした |
| Te-form | 覚めてさめて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 覚められるさめられる |
| Passive | 覚められるさめられる |
| Causative | 覚めさせるさめさせる |
| Volitional | 覚めようさめよう |
| Imperative | 覚めろさめろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 覚めればさめれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 覚めたらさめたら |
Example sentences
目は覚めています。
I'm awake.
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I awoke from a dream.
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What woke you up?
いつ目が覚めたの?
When did you wake up?
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My sleep was disturbed by the sound.
More examples (10)
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I woke up at eleven.
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I woke up at nine.
目が覚めたばっかり?
Did you just wake up?
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I woke up very hungry.
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I finally woke up.
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I usually wake up at six.
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I woke up with a headache this morning.
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I awoke three times in the night.
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We woke up after midnight.
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I was woken up by the sound of thunder this morning.