Japanese

ます

めをさます
Meaning: to wake up; to open one's eyes; to come to one's senses
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 目を覚ます 目を覚まさない
Polite 目を覚まします 目を覚ましません
Past 目を覚ました 目を覚まさなかった
Polite + Past 目を覚ましました 目を覚ましませんでした
Te-form 目を覚まして 目を覚まさなくて
Potential 目を覚ませる 目を覚ませない
Passive 目を覚まされる 目を覚まされない
Causative 目を覚まさせる 目を覚まさせない
Imperative 目を覚ませ 目を覚ますな

Handwriting

目
を
覚
ま
す

Example

He woke up at the sound of the alarm.

Usage Notes

Primarily means waking from sleep. Figuratively means realizing a mistake or returning to a normal state from a daze.

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