Japanese reference
覚める
さめる
to wake up
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | さめる (sameru)wake up |
| Polite, masu | さめます (samemasu)wake up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | さめない (samenai)do not wake up |
| Polite negative | さめません (samemasen)do not wake up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | さめた (sameta)woke up |
| Polite past | さめました (samemashita)woke up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | さめなかった (samenakatta)did not wake up |
| Polite past negative | さめませんでした (samemasendeshita)did not wake up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | さめて (samete)waking up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | さめまして (samemashite)waking up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | さめている (sameteiru)be awake |
| Polite te-iru | さめています (sameteimasu)be awake |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | さめれば (samereba)if you wake up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | さめますれば (samemasureba)if you wake up (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | さめたら (sametara)if you wake up |
| Polite conditional, tara | さめましたら (samemashitara)if you wake up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | さめられる (samerareru)can wake up |
| Polite potential | さめられます (sameraremasu)can wake up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | さめよう (sameyou)let's wake up! |
| Polite volitional | さめましょう (samemashou)let's wake up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | さめたい (sametai)want to wake up |
| Polite desire, tai | さめたいです (sametaidesu)want to wake up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | さめられる (samerareru)be affected when someone wakes up |
| Polite passive | さめられます (sameraremasu)be affected when someone wakes up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | さめさせる (samesaseru)make or let someone wake up |
| Polite causative | さめさせます (samesasemasu)make or let someone wake up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | さめさせられる (samesaserareru)be made to wake up |
| Polite causative-passive | さめさせられます (samesaseraremasu)be made to wake up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | さめるな (sameruna)do not wake up! |
| Polite negative request | さめないでください (samenaidekudasai)please do not wake up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | さめます (samemasu)wake up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | さめません (samemasen)do not wake up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | さめました (samemashita)woke up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | さめませんでした (samemasendeshita)did not wake up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | さめてください (sametekudasai)please wake up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | さめないでください (samenaidekudasai)please do not wake up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | さめましょう (samemashou)let's wake up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | さめてもいい (sametemoii)may wake up |
| Polite permission | さめてもいいです (sametemoiidesu)may wake up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | さめてはいけない (sametehaikenai)must not wake up |
| Polite prohibition | さめてはいけません (sametehaikemasen)must not wake up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | さめなさい (samenasai)wake up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | さめてみる (sametemiru)try to wake up |
| Polite try doing | さめてみます (sametemimasu)try to wake up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | さめてしまう (sameteshimau)wake up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | さめてしまいます (sameteshimaimasu)wake up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | さめておく (sameteoku)wake up in advance |
| Polite preparation | さめておきます (sameteokimasu)wake up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | さめたことがある (sametakotogaaru)have the experience of: woke up |
| Polite past experience | さめたことがあります (sametakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: woke up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | さめると (sameruto)whenever you wake up |
| Polite automatic result | さめますと (samemasuto)whenever you wake up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | さめるなら (samerunara)if you mean to wake up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | さめるだろう (samerudarou)probably wake up |
| Polite probability | さめるでしょう (samerudeshou)probably wake up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | さめろ (samero)wake up! |
| Polite request | さめてください (sametekudasai)please wake up |
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