Japanese

める

めがさめる
Meaning: to wake up; to come to one's senses
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 目が覚める 目が覚めない
Polite 目が覚めます 目が覚めません
Past 目が覚めた 目が覚めなかった
Polite + Past 目が覚めました 目が覚めませんでした
Te-form 目が覚めて 目が覚めなくて
Potential 目が覚められる 目が覚められない
Passive 目が覚められる 目が覚められない
Causative 目が覚めさせる 目が覚めさせない
Imperative 目が覚めろ 目が覚めるな

Handwriting

目
が
覚
め
る

Example sentences

He finally came to his senses thanks to his friend's advice.
スマートフォンの振動で目が覚めた。
The vibration of the smartphone woke me up.

Usage Notes

Can refer both to the physical act of waking up from sleep and the figurative act of realizing one's errors.

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