JLPT N4 Elementary
起こす
To wake someone up, cause an event or problem, or establish a new venture.
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起こす plain form
起こします polite form
起こして te-form
起こした past tense
起こさない negative form
起す alternative kanji
1 Transitive Verb
To wake someone up / To get someone up
Refers to rousing someone from sleep or physically helping a person or object into an upright position.
Example
A すみません 、 明日 7時 に 起こして ください 。
B わかりました 。
[A:] Excuse me, could you wake me up at 7 tomorrow? [B:] Got it.
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2 Transitive Verb
To cause / To bring about
Describes the act of triggering a specific phenomenon, event, or problem.
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3 Transitive Verb
To start / To establish
Used when launching a new venture, business, or organized movement from the ground up.
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