覚める

How to remember it

覚める is the intransitive twin of 覚ます — you wake up by yourself.

Example sentences

• 朝、自然に目が覚めた。

  あさ、しぜんにめがさめた。

  This morning I woke up naturally.

• 酔いが覚めるまで待つ。

  よいがさめるまでまつ。

  I wait until the drunkenness wears off.

Usage

Intransitive; 目が覚める = "to wake up," 酔いが覚める = "to sober up."

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