weckt

Weckt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb wecken. Wecken means to wake someone from sleep or to arouse or awaken something, and it can also be used figuratively to evoke interest, emotions, or attention. The verb is transitive and typically takes a direct object, for example: Der Wecker weckt mich um sieben (The alarm wakes me at seven) or Der Hund weckt den Besitzer (The dog wakes the owner). It is also common to say Ich wecke dich (I wake you). Figurative uses include das Interesse wecken (to arouse/trigger interest) and Erinnerungen wecken (to awaken memories).

Etymology and relatives: wecken originates from Old High German wacken or wâcken, and it is related to other West Germanic languages, such as Dutch wekken and English wake. The modern form follows the regular (weak) verb pattern in German.

Conjugation highlights: Present tense forms are ich wecke, du weckst, er weckt, wir wecken, ihr weckt, sie wecken. The simple past (preterite) forms are ich weckte, du wecktest, er weckte, wir weckten, ihr wecktet, sie weckten. The past participle is geweckt, used with auxiliary haben, as in Ich habe dich geweckt.

Usage notes: Wecken is commonly used with a living agent or device that causes wakefulness, such as ein Wecker (an alarm clock) or eine Person. For waking someone who is sleeping, the separable-prefix verb aufwecken is also common, as in Die Nacht wird ihn nicht aufwecken. In everyday style, wecken covers both literal waking and the broader sense of awakening interest or concern.