wekken

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wekken, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną, akin to Old English weccan, Old High German wecchen (German wecken), Old Norse vekja (Swedish väcka).

Verb

wekken

1. (transitive) To wake, to wake up.
2. (transitive) To cause, particularly of certain emotions.

   De oplichter nam geld op zonder argwaan te wekken.

   The swindler took money out of the bank without raising suspicion.

Conjugation

Conjugation of wekken (weak)

infinitive	wekken
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	wek	wekte
2nd person singular	wekt	wekte
3rd person singular	wekt	wekte
plural	wekken	wekten
subjunctive sing.1	wekke	wekte
subjunctive plur.1	wekken	wekten
imperative sing.	wek
imperative plur.1	wekt
participles	wekkend	(hebben) gewekt
1)Archaic.

Derived terms

opwekken verwekken deerniswekkend meelijwekkend verbazingwekkend wekker