JLPT N3 Intermediate
起き上がる
To sit up or rise to an upright position.
Readings
Other forms
起き上がります polite
起き上がった past
起き上がって te-form
起き上がれる potential
Intransitive Verb
To get up / To sit up
Describes the distinct physical action of lifting one’s body from a lying or prone position into an upright or seated state.
Example
彼 は 転んだ が 、 すぐに 起き上がった 。
He fell down, but he got up right away.
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