/²vɛka/
OriginFrom Old Swedish vækia, vækkia, from Old Norse vekja, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.
- 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
- to raise
“Nekromantiker kan väcka de döda till liv / kan väcka döda” — Necromancers can raise the dead
- 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
- to bring (indictment), press (charges)
“väcka åtal mot” — to bring indictment against
- to open (a case)
“väcka ett ärende” — to open a case
Formsväcker(present) · väckte(preterite) · väckt(supine) · väck(imperative) · väcka(active, infinitive) · väckas(infinitive, passive) · väckt(active, supine) · väckts(passive, supine) · väck(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · väcken(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · väcker(active, indicative, present) · väckte(active, indicative, past) · väcks(indicative, passive, present) · väckes(indicative, passive, present) · väcktes(indicative, passive, past) · väcka(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · väckte(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · väckas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)