아기가 우는 소리에 잠이 깼어요.
I woke up to the sound of a baby crying.
Korean
깨다
깨다
Meaning: to wake up; to sober up; to break; to hatch
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Verb inflections
| Form | Inflected form |
|---|---|
| Base | 깨다 |
| Present | 깬다 |
| Polite | 깨요 |
| Formal | 깹니다 |
| Past | 깼다 |
| Past + Polite | 깼어요 |
| Guess + Polite | 깨겠어요 |
| Connective | 깨고 |
| Conditional | 깨면 |
| Volitional | 깨자 |
| Imperative | 깨라 |
| Imperative + Polite | 깨세요 |
| Attributive | 깨는 / 깬 / 깰 |
Example sentences
I usually wake up at 7 in the morning.
달걀 껍데기를 깨고 그릇에 담았다.
I cracked the eggshell and put it in a bowl.
아침에 까치가 지저귀는 소리에 잠이 깼다.
I woke up to the sound of a magpie chirping in the morning.
이 책은 사회적 통념을 깨는 내용을 담고 있다.
This book contains content that breaks social common notions.
전화벨 소리에 잠이 깼다.
The phone ring woke me up.
한밤중에 별안간 큰 소리가 나서 잠에서 깼다.
I woke up from my sleep because of a sudden loud noise in the middle of the night.
누군가 대문을 쾅쾅 두드리는 소리에 잠이 깼다.
I woke up to the sound of someone thumping on the front gate.
고양이가 깨지 않게 사뿐사뿐 거실을 걸어 다녀요.
I walk around the living room lightly so the cat won't wake up.
잠이 덜 깬 아이가 눈을 게슴츠레 뜨고 나왔다
The child, who was not fully awake, came out with eyes half-closed.
Usage Notes
깨다 has multiple meanings. In this sentence, it means 'to wake up'. It can also mean to sober up from being drunk, to break an object, or for an animal to hatch from an egg.
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