Japanese reference
起きる
おきる
to wake up; to get 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 | おきる (okiru)wake up |
| Polite, masu | おきます (okimasu)wake up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おきない (okinai)do not wake up |
| Polite negative | おきません (okimasen)do not wake up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おきた (okita)woke up |
| Polite past | おきました (okimashita)woke up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おきなかった (okinakatta)did not wake up |
| Polite past negative | おきませんでした (okimasendeshita)did not wake up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おきて (okite)waking up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おきまして (okimashite)waking up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おきている (okiteiru)be awake |
| Polite te-iru | おきています (okiteimasu)be awake |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おきれば (okireba)if you wake up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おきますれば (okimasureba)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 | おきたら (okitara)if you wake up |
| Polite conditional, tara | おきましたら (okimashitara)if you wake up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おきられる (okirareru)can wake up |
| Polite potential | おきられます (okiraremasu)can wake up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | おきよう (okiyou)let's wake up! |
| Polite volitional | おきましょう (okimashou)let's wake up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おきたい (okitai)want to wake up |
| Polite desire, tai | おきたいです (okitaidesu)want to wake up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おきられる (okirareru)be affected when someone wakes up |
| Polite passive | おきられます (okiraremasu)be affected when someone wakes up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おきさせる (okisaseru)make or let someone wake up |
| Polite causative | おきさせます (okisasemasu)make or let someone wake up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おきさせられる (okisaserareru)be made to wake up |
| Polite causative-passive | おきさせられます (okisaseraremasu)be made to wake up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おきるな (okiruna)do not wake up! |
| Polite negative request | おきないでください (okinaidekudasai)please do not wake up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おきます (okimasu)wake up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おきません (okimasen)do not wake up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おきました (okimashita)woke up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おきませんでした (okimasendeshita)did not wake up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おきてください (okitekudasai)please wake up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おきないでください (okinaidekudasai)please do not wake up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | おきましょう (okimashou)let's wake up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おきてもいい (okitemoii)may wake up |
| Polite permission | おきてもいいです (okitemoiidesu)may wake up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おきてはいけない (okitehaikenai)must not wake up |
| Polite prohibition | おきてはいけません (okitehaikemasen)must not wake up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おきなさい (okinasai)wake up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おきてみる (okitemiru)try to wake up |
| Polite try doing | おきてみます (okitemimasu)try to wake up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おきてしまう (okiteshimau)wake up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おきてしまいます (okiteshimaimasu)wake up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おきておく (okiteoku)wake up in advance |
| Polite preparation | おきておきます (okiteokimasu)wake up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おきたことがある (okitakotogaaru)have the experience of: woke up |
| Polite past experience | おきたことがあります (okitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: woke up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おきると (okiruto)whenever you wake up |
| Polite automatic result | おきますと (okimasuto)whenever you wake up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おきるなら (okirunara)if you mean to wake up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おきるだろう (okirudarou)probably wake up |
| Polite probability | おきるでしょう (okirudeshou)probably wake up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おきろ (okiro)wake up! |
| Polite request | おきてください (okitekudasai)please wake up |
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