起こす（おこす）
JLPT N4 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to wake up / cause
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 起こします | おこします |
| te-form | 起こして | おこして |
| ta-form (past) | 起こした | おこした |
| nai-form (negative) | 起こさない | おこさない |
| potential form | 起こせる | おこせる |
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Example sentences
- 毎朝、七時に子供を起こす。 — I wake my child up at seven every morning.
- 大きな音を出して赤ちゃんを起こしてしまった。 — I made a loud noise and ended up waking the baby.
Idioms & proverbs containing “起こす”
- 竈を起こす (かまどをおこす) — to make a fortune; to build family wealth
- 筆を起こす (ふでをおこす) — to start writing (e.g. a book)
- お竈を起こす (おかまをおこす) — to make a fortune
- 寝た子を起こす (ねたこをおこす) — to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; to wake a sleeping child
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