깨우다

to wake someone up

TOPIK 4 4급verb 동사regular 규칙Dictionary entry 단어

Principal parts

관형사형Modifier
깨우는
아/어Infinitive
깨워
-으니Since
깨우니
합니다Formal
깨웁니다

Present

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깨워요깨웁니다깨워깨운다

Past

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
서술Statement 깨웠어요깨웠습니다깨웠어깨웠다

Future & presumptive

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
-겠-Will / must be 깨우겠어요깨우겠습니다깨우겠어깨우겠다
-을 것이다Going to 깨울 거예요깨울 것입니다깨울 거야깨울 것이다

Questions

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깨워요?깨웁니까?깨워?깨우니?
과거Past 깨웠어요?깨웠습니까?깨웠어?깨웠니?

Commands

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
명령Do it 깨우세요깨우십시오깨워깨워라
청유Let's 깨워요깨웁시다깨워깨우자

Negation

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
안Not (short) 안 깨워요안 깨웁니다안 깨워안 깨운다
-지 않다Not (long) 깨우지 않아요깨우지 않습니다깨우지 않아깨우지 않는다
못Cannot 못 깨워요못 깨웁니다못 깨워못 깨운다

Honorific

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Present 깨우세요깨우십니다깨우셔깨우신다
과거Past 깨우셨어요깨우셨습니다깨우셨어깨우셨다

Modifying a noun

현재Present
깨우는
과거Past
깨운
미래Future
깨울
회상Used to
깨우던

Joining clauses

-고and
깨우고
-게-ly / so that
깨우게
-어서so / and then
깨워서
-으니까since
깨우니까
-으면if / when
깨우면
-지만but
깨우지만
-는데and / but (setting up)
깨우는데
-어도even if
깨워도

In progress

해요체Polite합니다체Formal해체Casual한다체Plain
현재Is doing 깨우고 있어요깨우고 있습니다깨우고 있어깨우고 있다
과거Was doing 깨우고 있었어요깨우고 있었습니다깨우고 있었어깨우고 있었다

Sentence patterns

In real sentences

한 남자가 그를 깨우고

He's drowsy. He's crazy.

이야기는 저를 깨워주는데요.

It gets me out of bed.

저희를 깨우며 이상한 표정을 짓고 계셨습니다.

They had this strange look when they woke us.

난 톰을 흔들어 깨웠어.

I shook Tom awake.

Common questions

How do you conjugate 깨우다 in Korean?

깨우다 (to wake someone up) is 깨워요 in the polite 해요체, 깨웁니다 in formal 합니다체, 깨워 in casual 반말 and 깨운다 in the plain written style. The past is 깨웠어요.

What is the past tense of 깨우다?

깨웠어요 in everyday polite speech, 깨웠습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 깨워 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.

Is 깨우다 a regular verb?

Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 깨웁니다, 깨워, 깨우니 all keep 깨우 intact. Only the ending moves.

What TOPIK level is 깨우다?

4급 — TOPIK 4, upper intermediate.

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