Wake (someone) up in Japanese 🇯🇵

おこす info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– You can link "おこす (okosu)" with "cause" because waking someone up is causing them to become conscious.
– Mnemonic: Think of "Ok, so…" as what someone might say when they wake up and are trying to gather their thoughts.

Explanations:
– "おこす" (okosu) is a transitive verb meaning "to wake (someone) up."
– It is often used when you are causing someone else to wake up from sleep.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– 起きる (おきる, okiru): This is an intransitive verb meaning "to wake up" or "to get up" by oneself.
– 起こる (おこる, okoru): Typically means "to occur" or "to happen," but is related in sense of "something coming into action."

Conjugations:
– Plain Form (Present): おこす (okosu)
– Plain Form (Past): おこした (okoa)
– Negative Form (Present): おこさない (okosanai)
– Negative Form (Past): おこさなかった (okosanakatta)
– Polite Form (Present): おこします (okoshimasu)
– Polite Form (Past): おこしました (okoshimaa)
– Potential Form: おこせる (okoseru)
– Passive Form: おこされる (okosareru)
– Causative Form: おこさせる (okosaseru)
– Te-Form: おこして (okoe)

Example Sentences:
– 彼女を六時におこすのを忘れないでください。
Kanojo o roku-ji ni okosu no o wasurenaide kudasai.
(Please don’t forget to wake her up at six o’clock.)

– 母が毎朝私をおこしてくれます。
Haha ga mai-asa watashi o okoe kuremasu.
(My mother wakes me up every morning.)

– 昨日の朝、遅刻しないように早くおこしてもらった。
Kinō no asa, chikoku shinai yō ni hayaku okoe moratta.
(Yesterday morning, I had someone wake me up early so I wouldn't be late.)

– 父をおこすのが難しかった。
Chichi o okosu no ga muzukashikatta.
(It was difficult to wake my father up.)

– 彼をおこさないように静かにしてください。
Kare o okosanai yō ni shizuka ni e kudasai.
(Please be quiet so as not to wake him up.)

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