vaknade

Vaknade is the past tense form of the Swedish verb vakna, meaning to wake up. It is an intransitive verb and is used with the subject to describe the action of waking up, often referring to waking from sleep at a specific time or moment. The form vaknade applies to all persons in the preterite: jag vaknade, du vaknade, han/hon vaknade, vi vaknade, ni vaknade, de vaknade.

Etymology and related forms: Vakna originates from older Scandinavian roots, with cognates in other Germanic languages related to waking or awakening. The present tense is vaknar (jag vaknar), the infinitive vakna, and the past participle is vaknat, which combines with have/has to form perfect tenses (till exempel jag har vaknat). The verb is commonly used in everyday speech to describe waking up, as well as in literature to convey a moment of realization or coming to consciousness.

Usage notes: Vaknade is typically used without a direct object and often with temporal expressions (klockan sju, i morse). It may appear in imperfective or narrative contexts. Phrases related to waking up include vakna upp (to wake up completely) and vakna ur en dröm or vakna till (to wake up to something, become aware). Common examples: Jag vaknade tidigt. Hon vaknade av väckarklockans ljud. Vi vaknade och såg solen gå upp.

See also: vakna, svensk verbböjning, svenska grammatik.