覚そう (サマソー)
Samasou · さまそー — to awaken, to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses, to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
Other ways to say “to awaken” in Japanese →
覚そう in rōmaji: samasou, also spelled samaso.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
覚そう
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
覚ます
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| 読み (Reading) |
サマソー
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-サ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
意志推量形
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
覚そう
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| 読み・基本形 |
サマス
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| 表記・基本形 |
覚す
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| 見出し語の読み |
サマス
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Used in formal or literary contexts to mean 'to awaken' or 'to bring someone to their senses'.
彼はその知らせで覚そうとした。
Kare wa sono shirase de samasou to shita.
He tried to awaken him with that news.
現実を見せて彼を覚そう。
Genjitsu o misete kare o samasou.
Let's show him reality and bring him to his senses.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 覚ます (samasu), which is the more common verb for 'to wake someone up'.
覚そう means “to awaken, to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses, to disabuse (someone of); to sober up” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
覚まします
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| て形 (Te-form) |
覚まして
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| 過去形 (Past) |
覚ました
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
覚まさない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
覚ましましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
覚ませる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
覚まされる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
覚まさせる
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