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Wecker

/ˈvɛkɐ/· noun· Pl. die Wecker

alarm clock

Resolution number one: get up when the Wecker rings — not ten minutes later.

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Singular
der Wecker
Plural
die Wecker
Genitiv
des Weckers

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Wecker
alarm clock

Mein Wecker klingelt um sechs.

My alarm goes off at six.

Word family

Weckerweckento wakeder Radioweckerclock radioder Weckrufwake-up call

Common combinations

  • den Wecker stellento set the alarm
  • der Wecker klingeltthe alarm rings
  • den Wecker ausmachento turn off the alarm

Real examples

  • Ich habe vergessen, den Wecker zu stellen.I forgot to set the alarm.
  • Der Wecker klingelt, aber ich bleibe liegen.The alarm goes off, but I stay in bed.
  • Stell den Wecker weit weg vom Bett!Put the alarm clock far away from the bed!

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