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wecken

A2

wake up

English meaning
wake up
Vocabulary package
Sleep & Tiredness

wecken in a sentence

Bitte wecken Sie mich morgen früh um fünf.

Please wake me up tomorrow morning at five.

Conjugation of wecken

ichwecke
duweckst
er/sie/esweckt
wirwecken
ihrweckt
sie/Siewecken
Simple past (er/sie/es)
weckte
Perfect
hat geweckt

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Where wecken comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch wecken, althochdeutsch wecchen im ursprünglichen Sinne von „frisch, munter machen“

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Questions about wecken

How do you conjugate wecken?

Present tense: wecke, weckst, weckt, wecken, weckt, wecken. Simple past: weckte. Perfect: hat geweckt.

What does wecken mean in English?

wecken means "wake up". For example: "Bitte wecken Sie mich morgen früh um fünf." — "Please wake me up tomorrow morning at five."

What level is wecken in German?

wecken is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the sleep & tiredness vocabulary.

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