起きます（おきます、okimasu）
- to wake up
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起きます (おきます, romaji: okimasu) means "to wake up" in Japanese. It is a N5 Low-level Verb (group 2) word.
| Meaning: | to wake up |
| Level: | N5 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 2) (上一段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：okimasu
Hiragana：おきます
Polite-form (ます形) | おきます起きます。wake up. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 起きるwake up |
Connect-form (て形) | 起きて + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 起きないnot wake up |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 起きたwake upped |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 起きる。wake up. |
If-form (仮定形) | 起きればif wake up |
Let's-form (意志形) | 起きよう !let's wake up |
Command-form (命令形) | 起きろ !wake up ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese verb 起きます (起きます, *okimasu*) primarily means "to wake up," "to get up," or "to arise." It refers to the action of ceasing to sleep and becoming conscious, or the action of leaving a lying or sitting position to stand or sit. It can also figuratively mean "to happen" or "to occur," though this usage is less common.
⚫︎ 毎朝7時に起きます。 Translation: I wake up at 7 o'clock every morning. ⚫︎ もう起きましたか？ Translation: Have you already gotten up? ⚫︎ 地震が起きました。 Translation: An earthquake occurred.
⚫︎ Use 起きます (起きます) when talking about waking up from sleep or getting out of bed. ⚫︎ It's also used to describe someone standing up or sitting up. ⚫︎ Use it with time expressions to indicate when you wake up or get up. For example, 7時に起きます (起きます) (I wake up at 7 o'clock). ⚫︎ Although less common, it can be used when talking about events happening, for example, "the incident occurred."
⚫︎ This word is typically written as 起きます (起きます) using the kanji 起 (ki) and the hiragana きます (kimasu). ⚫︎ The kanji 起 can also be used in more formal writing or to emphasize the meaning. ⚫︎ The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) is きます (kimasu). ⚫︎ The stem of the verb is 起き (oki).
⚫︎ 目覚めます (*mezamemasu*) - "to wake up" (more formal) ⚫︎ 起きる (*okiru*) - the dictionary form of 起きます (informal). ⚫︎ 立ちます (*tachimasu*) - "to stand up" (when referring to getting up from a sitting or lying position).
⚫︎ 寝ます (*nemasu*) - "to sleep" ⚫︎ 眠ります (*nemurimasu*) - "to sleep" (more formal)
私はいつも6時に起きます。 ・Translation: I always wake up at 6 o'clock. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the time when the speaker typically wakes up.
彼は昨日の事故で怪我をして、今は病院で起きています。 ・Translation: He was injured in yesterday's accident and is now awake in the hospital. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 起きています (the -te form of 起きます) to describe the state of being awake.
⚫︎ The kanji 起 (ki) means "to rise," "to wake," or "to begin." ⚫︎ The verb 起きます (起きます) is derived from the kanji 起 combined with the verb stem き (ki) and the polite verb suffix ます (masu).