aufgeweckt

/ˈaʊ̯fɡəvɛkt/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. bright, alert

    Built from auf- (up) + geweckt (woken).

    • Das Kind ist aufgeweckt.

      The child is bright.

Made of

  • auf- up
  • geweckt woken

Similar words

intelligent

Intelligent is the general word for intelligent; aufgeweckt is "bright, alert," a livelier, more observational kind of smarts, often said of children.

Similar in other languages

English

brilliant

Close, figuratively — bright, alert (mentally) relates to brilliant.

Practice

1 What does aufgeweckt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Kind ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufgeweckt?

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