wach
Translation
awake
Examples
Bist du schon wach?
Are you awake yet?
Ich bin hellwach.
I am wide awake.
Grammar Patterns
((Subject)) + sein + wach [as a predicate] The baby is awake.
((Subject)) + wach werden [to become awake] I always wake up at six o'clock.
Similar Words
Synonyms: munter (alert, lively); Antonyms: müde (tired), schlafend (sleeping)
Etymology
From Old High German 'wahhar', related to the verb 'wachen' (to watch, to be awake). To keep watch, one must be awake.
Memory Tips
It sounds like 'wake' or 'watch'. To watch over something, you need to be 'wach' (awake).