felébred

Felébred is a Hungarian verb meaning “to wake up” or “to awaken.” It primarily refers to waking from sleep or regaining consciousness, and it can also be used figuratively to indicate becoming aware of something or waking to a realization.

Etymology and form: The infinitive is felébredni. The word is built from the prefix fel- attached to ébred, the root meaning “to be awake.” The prefix adds a sense of upward movement or completion of waking. In present usage, felébred appears as part of the standard verb forms, for example in the third-person singular present “ő felébred.”

Usage and examples: The verb describes waking up in the morning or coming to consciousness after an interruption. For example, “Ma reggel korán felébredtem” means “I woke up early this morning.” It can also describe waking up to a new understanding, as in “felébred benne a kíváncsiság” (his curiosity awakens within him).

Conjugation notes: Like many Hungarian verbs, felébredni follows regular patterns of conjugation. The infinitive is felébredni; the verb forms change with person and tense similarly to other intransitive Hungarian verbs meaning “to wake up.” Commonly encountered forms include felébredek, felébredsz, felébred, felébredünk, felébredtek, felébrednek in the present, and felébredtem, felébredtél, felébredett, felébredtünk, felébredtetek, felébredtek in the past, though exact endings vary with person.

See also: related terms such as ébredés (awakening) and ébresztő (alarm/alarm clock) are often connected in discussions of waking and consciousness.