vaknat

Vaknat is the past participle of the Swedish verb vakna, meaning to wake up. It is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses, indicating that the action of waking up has been completed. For example, jag har vaknat means I have woken up, and när hade du vaknat? means when had you woken up.

In modern Swedish, the verb vakna is conjugated as vaknar in the present tense, vaknade in the simple past, and vaknat as the past participle. The form vaknat appears in compound constructions such as har vaknat, hade vaknat, or kommer att vaknat in more elaborate sentences, though the latter is less common in everyday speech where other expressions might be used.

Etymology and origins: vakna belongs to the Germanic family of languages and is cognate with the English wake. The past participle vaknat follows a regular pattern of Swedish verb conjugation, where the -nat suffix marks a past participle form for certain verbs.

Usage and notes: Vaknat is a descriptive, non-nominal form and does not function as a standalone noun. It is typically found in written and spoken Swedish in contexts describing states of waking or awakening, often associated with time expressions, routines, or events.

See also: vakna, vaknar, vaknade, wake (English).