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Japanese word 覚ます: to awaken / to wake someone up. Meanings and example sentences.

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覚ます (さます): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

覚ます (さます) means to awaken / to wake someone up.

See example sentences below.

覚ます at a glance

覚ます
さますsamasu
N3verb
to awaken / to wake someone up
覚ますさますsamasuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 覚ます

Core meaning

to awaken / to wake someone up

Basic example sentences

Example 1

目を覚ますのが早いです。

Translation

You wake up early.

Example 2

彼は子供を覚ました。

Translation

He woke up the child.

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