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  2. 起きる

おきる

起きる

N5

wake up

okiru

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JLPT
N5
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Meanings

  1. 1
    to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)ru-verbintransitive
  2. 2
    to wake up; to be awake; to stay awakeru-verbintransitive
  3. 3
    to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take placeru-verbintransitive

JMdict 1223640

Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~masu)
起きますおきます
おきます
Polite Past (~mashita)
起きましたおきました
おきました
Polite Negative (~masen)
起きませんおきません
おきません
Plain Negative (~nai)
起きないおきない
おきない
Te-form (Connecting)
起きておきて
おきて
Plain Past (~ta)
起きたおきた
おきた
Potential (Can do)
起きられるおきられる
おきられる

In a sentence

朝(あさ)morning早(はや)くearly起(お)きるwake up

I wake up early in the morning

How it works

Words stack modifier-before-modified: 朝(あさ) (morning) sets the time, then 早く(はやく) (early) — the adverb form of 早い(はやい) (early) — describes how, and the verb 起きる(おきる) (wake up) lands last. It's the plain dictionary form, so it reads like a personal note or habit rather than a polite statement.

Written with

  • 起rouse10 strokes

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