vaken
Meaning
awake; alert
In Swedish: inte sovande
Forms
| Basic form | vaken | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | vaket | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | vakna | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
Practise vaken
1 / 1What does vaken mean?
vaken in a sentence
- hålla sig vakenkeep awake
- en vaken ynglinga bright youth
Questions
What does vaken mean in English?
vaken means “awake, alert”.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Norse vakinn, from the past participle of Proto-Germanic *wakaną (“to wake, be awake, arise”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-.
Nearby common words
vaken is number 1,557 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,553tillbringa spend
- 1,554cell cell
- 1,555svära curse
- 1,556alternativ alternative
- 1,558ifred in peace, (often more idiomatic) alone
- 1,559rättvisa justice, fairness
- 1,560rida ride
- 1,561händelse event, occurrence
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary