Korean Conversation · Level 96
15 words
Korean word
깨우다
Pronunciation
Romanizationkkaeuda
Meaning
- verbwake
Example
엄마가 깨웠어요.eom ma ga kkae wo sseo yo
Mom woke me up.
More examples
알람으로 깨웠어요.al la meu ro kkae wo sseo yo
Someone was awakened using an alarm.
Core concept
Something sleeping or inactive is brought into alertness, whether it is a person, a feeling, or a memory.
Common phrases
알람으로 깨우다al la meu ro kkae u da
wake with an alarm
아침에 깨우다a chi me kkae u da
wake in the morning
Similar words
깨다kkaeda: Come out of sleep and become alert on one's own.
일으키다ireukida: Lift someone who is lying down or has fallen so that the person sits or stands upright.
일깨우다ilkkaeuda: Awaken a forgotten idea or emotion so it is felt or understood again.
Definition in Korean
잠을 자는 사람을 깨워 눈을 뜨게 하거나, 감정이나 기억을 다시 일어나게 하는 동사.cha meul cha neun sa ra meul kkae wo nu neul tteu ge ha geo na kam jeong i na ki eo geul ta si i reo na ge ha neun tong sa
Word origin
The verb is a causative form related to a verb meaning to wake up, so its basic sense is to cause someone to wake and its figurative uses follow naturally.
Usage tips
- English speakers can remember that the person or thing causing the change is the active subject, while the awakened person or revived feeling is the object.
Other meanings
- stirverb
Opposites
- 재우다chaeudaput to sleepverb
Related words
- 깨우치다kkaeuchidaenlightenverb
- 깨우침kkaeuchimrealizationnoun