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See also: Wachen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wachen, from Old High German wahhēn, from Proto-West Germanic *wakēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną. Cognate to English wake.
Pronunciation
Verb
wachen (weak, third-person singular present wacht, past tense wachte, past participle gewacht, auxiliary sein)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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