väcka

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish vækia, vækkia, from Old Norse vekja, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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väcka (present väcker, preterite väckte, supine väckt, imperative väck)

  1. to wake up, to wake, to awaken (cause to become awake, from sleep or more generally – compare vakna)
    Conny väckte barnen
    Conny woke up the children
    Jag väcktes av smällen
    I was awakened by the bang
    1. to raise
      Nekromantiker kan väcka de döda till liv / kan väcka döda
      Necromancers can raise the dead
  2. to cause the emergence of (something – often feelings, memories, questions, or the like); to raise, to arouse, to evoke, etc.
    Hans agerande väckte misstankar
    His behavior raised suspicions
    Beslutet väcker många frågor
    The decision raises many questions
    Bilder som väcker minnen
    Images that bring back memories
    Synopsen väckte mitt intresse
    The synopsis piqued my interest
    väcka någons ilska
    rouse someone's ire
    Hoppet väcktes inom mig
    [The] hope was awakened within me

Conjugation

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Conjugation of väcka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive väcka väckas
Supine väckt väckts
Imperative väck —
Imper. plural1 väcken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative väcker väckte väcks, väckes väcktes
Ind. plural1 väcka väckte väckas väcktes
Subjunctive2 väcke väckte väckes väcktes
Participles
Present participle väckande
Past participle väckt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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