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さめる info.

覚める (さめる, sameru)

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– Think of "sameru" sounding like "summer" which is the time when the sun rises early and you wake up naturally.
– The "sa" sound can be associated with the start of waking up as in "starting" the day.

Explanations:
– "覚める" (さめる, sameru) typically means to wake up naturally, or become awake and alert after sleeping.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– 起きる (おきる, okiru) – To get up or wake up.
– 起こる (おこる, okoru) – Typically means to occur or happen, but in certain contexts can refer to waking up.

Conjugations:
– Infinitive/Plain Form: 覚める (さめる, sameru)
– Past: 覚めた (さめた, sameta)
– Present: 覚める (さめる, sameru)
– Negative: 覚めない (さめない, samenai)
– Past Negative: 覚めなかった (さめなかった, samenakatta)
– Future: While Japanese doesn't have a specific future tense, present tense forms are often used: 覚める (さめる, sameru)

Examples of Sentences:
1. 朝早く覚める。 (あさ はやく さめる, Asa hayaku sameru.) – I wake up early in the morning.
2. 目が覚めた。 (めが さめた, Me ga sameta.) – I woke up.
3. 十分間もまだ覚めない。 (じゅっぷんかんも まだ さめない, Juupunkan mo mada samenai.) – I still don't wake up even after ten minutes.
4. その音で覚めなかった。 (その おとで さめなかった, Sono oto de samenakatta.) – I didn't wake up from that noise.

Romanized:
– sameru (sameru)
– sameta (sameta)
– sameru (sameru)
– samenai (samenai)
– samenakatta (samenakatta)
– sameru (sameru)

Examples of sentences in Romanized characters:
1. Asa hayaku sameru.
2. Me ga sameta.
3. Juupunkan mo mada samenai.
4. Sono oto de samenakatta.

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さめる info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– Think of "さめる" (sameru) as transitioning from a warm or heated state to a cooler or more neutral one. Imagine a hot cup of coffee that has been left out and is no longer steaming.
– Associate the word with "summer" ending or cooling down as the seasons change.

Explanation:
– "さめる" (sameru) is often used to describe something that was hot or warm becoming cooler. It can be used both literally (like temperature) and metaphorically (like emotions or enthusiasm cooling down).

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– 冷却する (れいきゃくする, reikyakusuru) – to cool (something down)
– 冷める (ひえる, hieru) – to cool off (intransitive)
– 冷やす (ひやす, hiyasu) – to cool (something down) (transitive)

Conjugations:

– Present/Future Tense (Plain Form): さめる (sameru)
– Past Tense (Plain Form): さめた (sameta)
– Negative Form (Plain Form): さめない (samenai)
– Te-form: さめて (samete)
– Present/Future Tense (Polite Form): さめます (samemasu)
– Past Tense (Polite Form): さめました (samemaa)
– Negative Form (Polite Form): さめません (samemasen)

Example Sentences:

1. コーヒーが冷めた。
(こーひーがさめた。)
Kōhī ga sameta.
The coffee has cooled off.

2. しばらく待つと、スープが冷めるでしょう。
(しばらくまつと、すーぷがさめるでしょう。)
Shibaraku matsu to, sūpu ga sameru deshō.
If you wait a while, the soup will cool off.

3. 彼の興味が冷めてしまった。
(かれのきょうみがさめてしまった。)
Kare no kyōmi ga samete shimatta.
His interest has completely cooled off.

4. あの事件についての興奮はまだ冷めていない。
(あのじけんについてのこうふんはまださめていない。)
Ano jiken ni tsuite no kōfun wa mada samete inai.
The excitement about that incident hasn't cooled off yet.

5. 熱が冷めるのを待っています。
(ねつがさめるのをまっています。)
Netsu ga sameru no o matteimasu.
I am waiting for the fever to cool down.

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