Bedeutung
To cause someone else to stop sleeping.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'Wake-up Call' is a very common hotel service. It's also a common idiom for a warning sign. For example, 'The heart attack was a wake-up call to start exercising.' In cultures with a 'siesta' or afternoon nap tradition, waking someone up during this time is often seen as more disruptive or rude than in '9-to-5' cultures. Punctuality is extremely important. Waking someone up to ensure they aren't late is seen as a helpful, almost necessary act of care among family members. We now 'wake up' our devices. If a computer is in 'sleep mode,' you 'wake it up' by moving the mouse or touching a key.
Separable Rule
Always put pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) in the middle: 'Wake me up!'
Irregular Past
Remember: wake -> woke -> woken. Never say 'waked.'
Bedeutung
To cause someone else to stop sleeping.
Separable Rule
Always put pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) in the middle: 'Wake me up!'
Irregular Past
Remember: wake -> woke -> woken. Never say 'waked.'
Figurative Use
Use 'wake up' to describe food or drinks that give you energy. 'This spicy soup really wakes up my taste buds!'
Wake-up Calls
In a hotel, you don't ask for a 'wake-up'; you ask for a 'wake-up call.'
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'wake (someone) up'. Use pronouns where necessary.
I have a big meeting tomorrow. Please ______ at 6:00 AM.
Since the speaker is talking about themselves, the pronoun 'me' must go in the middle.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
The loud noise...
'Woke' is the correct past tense, and since 'the baby' is a noun, it can go at the end or in the middle.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Is John still sleeping? B: Yes, he is. A: We need to leave in ten minutes. Can you ______?
We use the base form 'wake' after 'can,' and the pronoun 'him' must be in the middle.
Match the sentence to the situation.
1. 'This coffee will wake you up!' 2. 'I woke up to the sound of rain.' 3. 'The alarm woke me up.'
1 is figurative, 2 is intransitive (I woke up), and 3 is transitive (The alarm woke me up).
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenI have a big meeting tomorrow. Please ______ at 6:00 AM.
Since the speaker is talking about themselves, the pronoun 'me' must go in the middle.
The loud noise...
'Woke' is the correct past tense, and since 'the baby' is a noun, it can go at the end or in the middle.
A: Is John still sleeping? B: Yes, he is. A: We need to leave in ten minutes. Can you ______?
We use the base form 'wake' after 'can,' and the pronoun 'him' must be in the middle.
1. 'This coffee will wake you up!' 2. 'I woke up to the sound of rain.' 3. 'The alarm woke me up.'
1 is figurative, 2 is intransitive (I woke up), and 3 is transitive (The alarm woke me up).
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, that is incorrect. With pronouns, you must say 'I wake him up.'
'Wake' is common and casual. 'Awaken' is formal and often used in books or poetry.
No, it is two words, but it can be a hyphenated noun: 'a wake-up call.'
You say 'I woke them up.'
Yes! You can 'wake up' a computer from sleep mode.
It means a warning that something is wrong and needs to change.
It is 'woken.' For example: 'I have woken him up.'
It depends on the time! Usually, before 8 AM is considered early for friends.
Yes, but it sounds more formal and implies they are sleeping very deeply.
There isn't a direct phrasal verb, but you could say 'putting someone to sleep' (like a baby).
Verwandte Redewendungen
get (someone) up
similarTo make someone leave their bed.
rouse
similarTo wake someone, often from a deep sleep.
awaken
similarTo wake up.
rise and shine
builds onA command to wake up and be happy.
sleep in
contrastTo sleep longer than usual.
