さます

覚ます

to awaken; to arouse from sleep

N5Common wordGodan verb (su ending)
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to awakento arouse from sleep
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to bring to one's sensesto disabuse (someone of)
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to sober up
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to dampento throw a damper onto spoil

Conjugations

Present辞書形
覚ます(さます)
Negativeない形
覚まさない(さまさない)
Pastた形
覚ました(さました)
Past Negativeなかった形
覚まさなかった(さまさなかった)
Te-formて形
覚まして(さまして)

Example Sentences

(かれ)を眠りからさますな。

Don't arouse him from his sleep!

酔いを覚ますために散歩に出かけた。

I went for a walk to try to sober up.

その物音が(わたし)を眠りから覚まさせた。

The noise awoke me from my sleep.