起きる（おきる）
JLPT N4 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to wake up / get up
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 起きます | おきます |
| te-form | 起きて | おきて |
| ta-form (past) | 起きた | おきた |
| nai-form (negative) | 起きない | おきない |
| potential form | 起きられる | おきられる |
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Example sentences
- 毎朝、六時に起きる。 — I get up at six every morning.
- 今日は寝坊して遅く起きた。 — I overslept and got up late today.
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