Polyglot Dictionary

wachen

/ˈvaxn̩/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
wacht
past
wachte
perfect
hat gewacht

Meaning

  1. to keep watch, to be awake and alert

    • Sie wachte die ganze Nacht am Bett des Kranken.

      She kept watch all night at the sick person's bed.

    • Die Mutter wachte die ganze Nacht am Bett des kranken Kindes. Am Morgen war sie erschöpft.

      The mother kept watch at the sick child's bed all night. In the morning she was exhausted.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does wachen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ die ganze Nacht am Bett des Kranken.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wachen?

See also

verb

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