våkne

Våkne is a Norwegian verb meaning to wake up or to become awake. It describes the transition from sleep to wakefulness and, more broadly, the state of being alert. The infinitive form is å våkne. The verb is intransitive and commonly used with time references, alarms, or notes about alertness.

Etymology and relatives: våkne comes from Old Norse vakna, a cognate of Swedish vakna and Danish våkne. It is part of the Germanic family of wake-related verbs and is related to the English word wake through common Indo-European roots for wakefulness.

Conjugation and usage (Bokmål): present tense is våkner (jeg våkner, du våkner, han/hun våkner, vi våkner, dere våkner, de våkner). Past tense is våknet (jeg våknet, du våknet, han våknet, vi våknet, dere våknet, de våknet). The past participle is våknet, used in perfect tenses such as har våknet. Imperative form is våkne! Common examples: Jeg våkner klokken sju. Hun våknet av alarmen. The verb can also describe becoming suddenly aware or aware after a period of unawareness.

Variations: while Bokmål generally uses the forms above, Norwegian has two official written standards, and dialectal and regional forms may differ in pronunciation and spelling. The core meaning and basic tenses, however, remain the same across standards.

See also: sleep, wakefulness, alarm clock, alertness.