目を覚ます
めをさます
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
Meanings
Expression, Godan verb (-su)
to wake up- to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 目を覚ますめをさます | 目を覚ましますめをさまします |
| Negative | 目を覚まさないめをさまさない | 目を覚ましませんめをさましません |
| Past | 目を覚ましためをさました | 目を覚ましましためをさましました |
| Past negative | 目を覚まさなかっためをさまさなかった | 目を覚ましませんでしためをさましませんでした |
| Te-form | 目を覚ましてめをさまして |
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| Potential | 目を覚ませるめをさませる |
| Passive | 目を覚まされるめをさまされる |
| Causative | 目を覚まさせるめをさまさせる |
| Volitional | 目を覚まそうめをさまそう |
| Imperative | 目を覚ませめをさませ |
| Conditional (ば) | 目を覚ませばめをさませば |
| Conditional (たら) | 目を覚ましたらめをさましたら |
Example sentences
サタンの亡霊が目を覚ます。
Satan's ghost awakes.
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When she awoke, the family was there.
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Wake not at every dog's bark.
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I usually wake up at six.
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Let's wait until he wakes up.
More examples (10)
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He awoke to find the house on fire.
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Tom poured cold water over himself to wake himself up.
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Tom poured cold water over himself to wake himself up.
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I awoke to find that he had already gone.
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When Tom woke up, he found that Mary had disappeared.
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He woke up to find himself lying on a park bench.
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The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
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When Tom woke up, he found Mary reading a book at the desk.
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Those who look outward dream, but those who look inward awaken.
トムが目を覚ますと、メアリーはシャワーを浴びていた。
When Tom woke up, Mary was taking her shower.