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Herään is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Finnish verb herätä, meaning to wake up or regain consciousness. The verb is intransitive and used to describe waking oneself up, rather than waking someone else. It is a common verb in everyday language and appears in routines, plans, and narrations about mornings.

Usage and examples: The form is used with time references and in statements about one's own waking.

Grammatical notes: The present tense forms follow the standard Finnish pattern for this verb class. Present:

See also: The noun “herätys” and the compound “herätyskello” are common derivatives linked to waking. The verb

In summary, herään is a fundamental present-tense form used to express that the speaker wakes up themselves,

For
example,
“Herään
aikaisin
joka
aamu.”
or
“Herään,
kun
herätyskello
soi.”
The
word
can
be
used
with
negative
or
interrogative
forms
as
well,
such
as
“En
herään
vielä.”
or
“Heräänkö?”
as
a
question
about
waking
up.
minä
herään,
sinä
heräät,
hän
herää,
me
heräämme,
te
heräätte,
he
heräävät.
Imperfect
(past):
minä
heräsin,
sinä
heräsit,
hän
heräsi,
me
heräsimme,
te
heräsite,
he
heräsivät.
The
perfect
form
is
constructed
with
the
auxiliary
olla
and
the
participle:
“olen
herännyt.”
Related
nominal
forms
include
“herätys”
(awakening,
revival)
and
“herätyskello”
(alarm
clock).
form
“herätä”
is
the
base
infinitive
from
which
“herään”
is
derived
through
standard
Finnish
conjugation.
with
regular
conjugation
patterns
and
several
related
words
tied
to
the
concept
of
waking.