vækker

Vækker is the Danish present tense form of the verb vække, which means to wake someone up or to awaken. In standard Danish, vække is a transitive verb: you wake another person or thing, or you awaken a state or memory. The present-tense form vækker is used for third-person singular, while other forms include vækker for han/hun, vækker du for du, and so on, with vækket and har vækket forming the perfect tenses.

Etymology and related forms: vække and its inflected forms come from Danish roots that are cognate with similar verbs in other Scandinavian languages, such as Swedish väcka, and with the English word wake. The development traces to the broader Germanic language family, with the sense of arousing someone from sleep or from a state of wakefulness.

Usage and senses: vække is primarily used to indicate causing another person or creature to wake up, as in Han vækker mor klokken seks (He wakes his mother at six). In metaphorical uses, vække can denote arousing attention, memory, or interest: Det vækker minder (That awakens memories) or Kampagnen vækker stor opmærksomhed (The campaign raises a lot of attention). The verb also forms a passive construction: han bliver vækket (he is woken).

Pronunciation and form notes: The spelling and pronunciation follow Danish conventions, with the form vækker typically seen in written text for third-person singular present. The verb has the perfect form har vækket for the past and present perfect senses.

See also: Danish verbs, vække, vækkelse, vækkes, vake, wake.