覚ます

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 覚ます is read as さます and is a transitive verb meaning to wake someone or dispel drowsiness so that alertness returns.
• Basic usage: Morning light waking a child appears in 子どもの目を覚ます, while dispelling sleepiness appears in 眠気を覚ます.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A transitive verb with an object
  • The person awakened or the drowsiness dispelled is marked with を.
• Difference from 覚める
  • Unlike the intransitive verb for waking or becoming alert, this word describes light, a person, or an action waking someone or dispelling a state.