gumising
/ɡuˈmisiŋ/
To wake up in Tagalog is gumising.
The term is used to describe the act of becoming awake. It is distinct from the word bumangon, which specifically refers to the physical act of getting out of bed.
Meaning: to (become) awake (verb)
Which one should you use?
While gumising is the general term for the act of waking up, you may use nagising if you want to specify that someone woke up suddenly or unexpectedly, such as being startled by a loud noise.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb has several forms depending on your needs: gumising is the standard form for the act of waking up, magising is used for the infinitive or future tense (such as "I will wake up") and paggising is the noun form referring to the process or act of waking up.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡuˈmisiŋ/
Did you know?
- The word gumising is formed by adding the infix -um- to the root word gising.
- Because gumising and bumangon are distinct, a Tagalog speaker can technically be gising (awake) for an hour while still not having bumangon (gotten out of bed).
- If someone is 'wide awake' and cannot sleep, a Filipino might say they are gising na gising, doubling the word for emphasis.
Examples in context
- Magandang umaga. Oras nang gumising.Good morning. It's time to wake up.This sentence shows how to tell someone it is time to wake up using gumising.Tatoeba #1366799 by nonong, translation #64917 by CK
- Gumising ka!Wake up!This sentence demonstrates a direct command to wake up using gumising.Tatoeba #5214303 by kanlaon, translation #323780 by CK
- Alas singko na! Gising na!It's already five o'clock! Wake up!
- Gising na po kayo, Ginoong Santos.Wake up, Mr. Santos.
- Mangyaring gumising po kayo, Itay.Please wake up, Dad.
- Gumising ka na. May surprise ako para sa'yo.Wake up, I have a surprise for you.
- Mahirap gumising nang maaga.It is hard to wake up early.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Angela is reminding Mark about their early schedule.
- AngelaKailangan nating gumising nang maaga bukas.We need to wake up early tomorrow.
- MarkAnong oras tayo dapat bumangon?What time should we get up?
- AngelaMga alas-singko na lang, Mark.Just around five o'clock, Mark.
- MarkSige, itatakda ko na ang alarm ko.Okay, I will set my alarm now.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry gumising, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries gumising, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
