Japanese

がる

おきあがる
Meaning: to sit up; to get up; to rise (from lying down)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 起き上がる 起き上がらない
Polite 起き上がります 起き上がりません
Past 起き上がった 起き上がらなかった
Polite + Past 起き上がりました 起き上がりませんでした
Te-form 起き上がって 起き上がらなくて
Potential 起き上がれる 起き上がれない
Passive 起き上がられる 起き上がられない
Causative 起き上がらせる 起き上がらせない
Causative + Passive 起き上がらされる 起き上がらされない
Imperative 起き上がれ 起き上がるな

Handwriting

起
き
上
が
る

Example sentences

He slowly sat up from the bed.
彼はむくと起き上がった
He suddenly sat up.

Usage Notes

Often used for getting out of bed or sitting up from a horizontal position.

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