våkner

Våkner is the present tense form of the Norwegian verb våkne, meaning to wake up or become awake. It is used as an intransitive verb describing the moment of waking, rather than causing someone else to wake.

Etymology and forms: The verb stems from Old Norse vakna and is cognate with the Swedish vakna and Danish vakna. In Bokmål, the infinitive is våkne; present tense is våkner; past tense is våknet; past participle is våknet. The present tense form våkner is used with all grammatical persons: jeg våkner, du våkner, han våkner, vi våkner, dere våkner, de våkner.

In nynorsk, the corresponding form is vaknar (present), with the infinitive vakne, and the past tense vakna and past participle vakna. This reflects a parallel but distinct norm for the two written standards of Norwegian.

Usage: Våkne can be combined with time expressions, as in Jeg våkner klokken seks hver morgen. It can also appear in phrases like å våkne opp, which emphasizes the full emergence into wakefulness. Figuratively, våkne can mean to become aware or to awaken to a new reality.

Related terms: våken (awake), våkenhet (wakefulness), og oppvåkning (awakening or coming-to). The verb is commonly used in everyday speech and in literature to describe the transition from sleep to wakefulness or a shift in awareness.

See also: vaknar (nynorsk equivalent), vakne (nynorsk infinitive).