Japanese

きる

とびおきる
Meaning: to jump up; to startle awake
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 飛び起きる 飛び起きない
Polite 飛び起きます 飛び起きません
Past 飛び起きた 飛び起きなかった
Polite + Past 飛び起きました 飛び起きませんでした
Te-form 飛び起きて 飛び起きなくて
Potential 飛び起きられる 飛び起きられない
Passive 飛び起きられる 飛び起きられない
Causative 飛び起きさせる 飛び起きさせない
Imperative 飛び起きろ 飛び起きるな

Handwriting

飛
び
起
き
る

Example

He jumped out of bed at the sound of the alarm clock.

Usage Notes

Used when someone wakes up suddenly and gets out of bed quickly, often due to surprise or being late.

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