Japanese

きる

おきる
Meaning: to wake up; to get up; to occur
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

起
き
る

Example sentences

I wake up at seven o'clock every morning.
朝起きて顔を洗う
Wake up in the morning and wash my face.
朝早く起きる習慣がある
I have a habit of waking up early in the morning.
もっと早く起きなければならない
I must wake up earlier.
目の前で大きな事故が起きた。
A big accident happened right before my eyes.
赤ちゃんが起きないように、そっとドアを閉めた。
I gently closed the door so as not to wake the baby.
いったい、何が起きたのですか?
What on earth happened?
火薬庫で大きな爆発が起きた。
A large explosion occurred at the gunpowder warehouse.
毎日、朝起きたらすぐに勉強をはじめる。
Every day, I start studying immediately after I wake up in the morning.
彼の冗談で教室中に笑いが起きた。
Laughter broke out in the classroom at his joke.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for the act of waking up and getting out of bed, but also for events happening.

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