vzbudit

Vzbudit is a Czech verb meaning to wake someone up or to arouse a reaction. It covers both the literal act of waking a person from sleep and the figurative sense of instigating an emotional response or sparking interest, emotion, or a response.

It is a perfective verb formed with the prefix vz- added to the imperfective budit, marking a completed action. The imperfective counterpart is budit, used for ongoing or repeated waking up or arousing. In practice, vzbudit is used when the action is viewed as finished or as a single deliberate act; budit covers habitual, repeated, or ongoing waking.

Common phrases include vzbudit zájem (to arouse interest), vzbudit podezření (to arouse suspicion), vzbudit naději (to raise hope), and vzbudit dojem (to make an impression). Examples: "Budík mě v šest ráno vzbudil." ("The alarm woke me up at six."), "Příběh vzbudil v čtenářích zájem." ("The story aroused interest in readers."), "Jeho chování vzbudilo podezření." ("His conduct aroused suspicion."). These usages illustrate the dual physical and figurative senses common to the verb.