Japanese reference
起こす
おこす
to wake someone up; to cause
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 | おこす (okosu)wake someone up |
| Polite, masu | おこします (okoshimasu)wake someone up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おこさない (okosanai)do not wake someone up |
| Polite negative | おこしません (okoshimasen)do not wake someone up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おこした (okoshita)woke someone up |
| Polite past | おこしました (okoshimashita)woke someone up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おこさなかった (okosanakatta)did not wake someone up |
| Polite past negative | おこしませんでした (okoshimasendeshita)did not wake someone up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おこして (okoshite)waking someone up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おこしまして (okoshimashite)waking someone up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おこしている (okoshiteiru)be waking someone up |
| Polite te-iru | おこしています (okoshiteimasu)be waking someone up |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おこせば (okoseba)if you wake someone up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おこしますれば (okoshimasureba)if you wake someone 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 | おこしたら (okoshitara)if you wake someone up |
| Polite conditional, tara | おこしましたら (okoshimashitara)if you wake someone up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おこせる (okoseru)can wake someone up |
| Polite potential | おこせます (okosemasu)can wake someone up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | おこそう (okosou)let's wake someone up! |
| Polite volitional | おこしましょう (okoshimashou)let's wake someone up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おこしたい (okoshitai)want to wake someone up |
| Polite desire, tai | おこしたいです (okoshitaidesu)want to wake someone up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おこされる (okosareru)be woken up |
| Polite passive | おこされます (okosaremasu)be woken up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おこさせる (okosaseru)make or let someone wake someone up |
| Polite causative | おこさせます (okosasemasu)make or let someone wake someone up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おこさせられる (okosaserareru)be made to wake someone up |
| Polite causative-passive | おこさせられます (okosaseraremasu)be made to wake someone up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おこすな (okosuna)do not wake someone up! |
| Polite negative request | おこさないでください (okosanaidekudasai)please do not wake someone up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おこします (okoshimasu)wake someone up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おこしません (okoshimasen)do not wake someone up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おこしました (okoshimashita)woke someone up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おこしませんでした (okoshimasendeshita)did not wake someone up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おこしてください (okoshitekudasai)please wake someone up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おこさないでください (okosanaidekudasai)please do not wake someone up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | おこしましょう (okoshimashou)let's wake someone up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おこしてもいい (okoshitemoii)may wake someone up |
| Polite permission | おこしてもいいです (okoshitemoiidesu)may wake someone up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おこしてはいけない (okoshitehaikenai)must not wake someone up |
| Polite prohibition | おこしてはいけません (okoshitehaikemasen)must not wake someone up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おこしなさい (okoshinasai)wake someone up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おこしてみる (okoshitemiru)try to wake someone up |
| Polite try doing | おこしてみます (okoshitemimasu)try to wake someone up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おこしてしまう (okoshiteshimau)wake someone up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おこしてしまいます (okoshiteshimaimasu)wake someone up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おこしておく (okoshiteoku)wake someone up in advance |
| Polite preparation | おこしておきます (okoshiteokimasu)wake someone up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おこしたことがある (okoshitakotogaaru)have the experience of: woke someone up |
| Polite past experience | おこしたことがあります (okoshitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: woke someone up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おこすと (okosuto)whenever you wake someone up |
| Polite automatic result | おこしますと (okoshimasuto)whenever you wake someone up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おこすなら (okosunara)if you mean to wake someone up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おこすだろう (okosudarou)probably wake someone up |
| Polite probability | おこすでしょう (okosudeshou)probably wake someone up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おこせ (okose)wake someone up! |
| Polite request | おこしてください (okoshitekudasai)please wake someone up |
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