väckt

Väckt is the past participle of the Swedish verb väcka, meaning to wake, awaken, or arouse. It describes something that has been woken or brought into a certain state, either physically (someone was woken) or figuratively (an interest or concern has been aroused).

Grammatically, väckt is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses, for example har väckt (has awakened) and hade väckt (had awakened). It also appears in passive constructions such as blev väckt av larmet (was awakened by the alarm).

As an attributive participle, väckt can appear in expressions like väckt uppmärksamhet or väckt intresse, where it indicates that attention or interest has been aroused. In practice, the most common form is to place it in a verb phrase, as in artikeln har väckt uppmärksamhet (the article has attracted attention).

Pronunciation-wise, väckt is pronounced with a short e sound roughly like [vɛkt]. The spelling reflects Swedish vowels and consonants, with the umlauted a (ä) and the -ckt cluster forming the past participle.

Originating from the verb väcka, the form väckt is a standard past participle in Swedish and is widely used in both written and spoken language. It often appears in news, formal prose, and everyday speech to indicate that waking, awakening, or arousal has occurred.